Description:Castle Ring Lodge, one of the nine lodge houses to Beaudesert Park. The lodge still stands today but has been much extended and converted to a modern private bungalow. It was so named because of its proximity to Castle Ring, a circular Iron Age hill fort which is scheduled ancient monument and the highest point on Cannock Chase.
Beaudesert Hall was the mansion of the Pagets, Marquesses of Anglesey. Its core was medieval, with later alterations. It was demolished in the early 1930s. The main staircase and much interior panelling were shipped to Australia and can be seen at a house called Carrick Hill, near Adelaide.
Beaudesert Park is an area of historic parkland, within which are the ruins of Beaudesert Hall, a walled kitchen garden, remains of a stable block, an ice house, ponds and cascades. The parkland is located on the eastern edge of Cannock Chase, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and comprises part of the country estate owned by generations of the Paget family between 1546 and 1935.
The Beaudesert Trust own and manage Beaudesert Park and welcomes Youth organisations, such as Scouts and Guides, Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, Youth Clubs and Schools, Colleges and University groups. Beaudesert Park is used for various outdoor activities and educational experiences.
A postcard from the 'Teesee Series', published locally as of 'Smith's Series, The Stores, Gentleshaw'.