Packington Hall

1 Seat of the Earl of Aylesford. Dated by inscriptions on the lead roof – built 1693, enlarged 1772. The original house was of brick, but, except for a chimney or two in the centre of the house, it is lost in later enlargements. The gardens were landscaped by Capability Brown who flooded Hall Pool, destroying earlier fishponds.
2 The house, built about a central courtyard, is of three storeys, the lowest, of rusticated ashlar in cream-white sandstone, the upper storeys of plain ashlar with an entableture. The east and west front have slightly projecting middle and end bays. The middle entrance in the east front has ionic shafts, supporting a pediment.