Aston Hall, near Doxey, Stafford

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Date:1963

Description:Aston Hall on Aston Bank, near Doxey. It is a Grade II listed building dating from the 17th century, and remodelled in the 18th century. It was restored in 1842 and again in 1997-98.

Aston Hall was a dairy farm, tenanted between 1912 and 1947 by Robert Pointon (1874-1960). He was a Boer War veteran who had served in South Africa with the Staffordshire Yeomanry. He married Rose Tansley of Sandon Bank in 1910.

During the 1950s Aston Hall was tenanted by Cyril Turner and was later farmed by Mr W. Atkins who retired in 1974.

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Creators: Dr J.E.C. Peters - Creator

Donor ref:P66.003.1636 (37/52694)

Source: Staffordshire Museum Service

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