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in this video i walk around the outside of this great hall. it is a 17th century house and grade 2 listed. After the Second World War, the property was sold to the National Coal Board for £45,000 in January 1947, only two hours before it was set to go on the auction block. The board planned to use as office space for 250 of its West Midlands staff. Three months later, during its conversion for this new purpose, a fire broke out and gutted the South wing. The house was unoccupied when fire broke out, and all of Lord Dudley's art and furnishings had been removed three days prior. This part of the house was rebuilt, but not according to its former appearance. The decline in the coal mining industry in the area led to the Hall being once more put on the market. in 1966, it was purchased jointly by Dudley and Wolverhampton County Borough Councils. The park was opened as a public leisure area. In 1988, Dudley bought Wolverhampton's share, gaining outright ownership
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