Hillfield Hall
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Hillfield Hall
Image: © Tiger Taken: Unknown
A Tudor house built by William Hawes in 1576 and later occupied by the Fielding and Greswolde families. The south front was destroyed by fire in 1867 but was rebuilt; the west front, seen here, is largely original though heavily restored. The inscription above the door reads: H/WV 1576. Hic hospites, in coelo cives ("Here we are guests, but in heaven we shall be citizens"). The Hall became a restaurant in 1974 and was later converted into apartments as Image For a postcard view from 1903 see https://tuckdb.org/postcards/31581 and for another (coloured) from 1904 see http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/jy100/8671696/118496/118496_original.jpg The hall is listed Grade II http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-218258-hillfield-hall-solihull
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Image Location
Latitude
52.400709
Longitude
-1.780225