Description:The Darlaston estate was owned by Burton Abbey, but during the Reformation the estate was sold to James Collier, a wool merchant.
The estate was sold to William Jervis of Meaford in 1655, and it remained in the Jervis family until it was sold in 1880 to James Meakin, a pottery manufacturer. The hall was remained in the Meakin family up to 1951.
Image source : 'The Darlaston Estate, Stone Staffordshire- sale catalogue’ which is held at the William Salt Library Ref No Sc C/3/12