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  • View of the front of Lymore Hall, Montgomery, with its neatly-clipped shrubs and hedges. The great half-timbered hall was built by Lord Edward Herbert following the loss of his mansion at Montgomery Castle after the Civil War. Completed in 1675, it was rarely lived in by the Herbert family although the house and gardens were always kept in immaculate condition. Following a near disaster in 1921, when the floor of the great hall collapsed during a church fete, Lord Powis, after making every effort to preserve the building, was forced to make the difficult decision to have it demolished.
Lymore Hall, Montgomery
  • East view of Lymore Hall taken from near the present cricket pitch showing the extensive formal garden with the town of Montgomery in the background. The great half-timbered hall was built by Lord Edward Herbert following the loss of his mansion at Montgomery Castle after the Civil War. Completed in 1675, it was rarely lived in by the Herbert family although the house and gardens were always kept in immaculate condition. Following a near disaster in 1921, when the floor of the great hall collapsed during a church fete, Lord Powis, after making every effort to preserve the building, was forced to make the difficult decision to have it demolished.
East view of Lymore Hall, Montgomery, c. 1900s
  • The first floor landing of the Great Staircase at Lymore. This was moved after the house was demolished in the 1930s to Aldborough Hall in Yorkshire. The great half-timbered hall was built by Lord Edward Herbert following the loss of his mansion at Montgomery Castle after the Civil War. Completed in 1675, it was rarely lived in by the Herbert family although the house and gardens were always kept in immaculate condition. Following a near disaster in 1921, when the floor of the great hall collapsed during a church fete, Lord Powis, after making every effort to preserve the building, was forced to make the difficult decision to have it demolished.
The Great Staircase at Lymore Hall, Montgomery
Sale of Lymore Hall, Montgomery: Frontispiece from Harrod's Sale catalogue, 1929
  • The great half-timbered hall was built by Lord Edward Herbert following the loss of his mansion at Montgomery Castle after the Civil War. Completed in 1675, it was rarely lived in by the Herbert family although the house and gardens were always kept in immaculate condition. Following a near disaster in 1921, when the floor of the great hall collapsed during a church fete, Lord Powis, after making every effort to preserve the building, was forced to make the difficult decision to have it demolished.
Front view of Lymore Hall, Montgomery, during its demolition in 1931
  • The Prince and Princess of Wales photographed with Lord Powis's shooting party at Lymore Hall, near Montgomery on 25 November 1909. They were to become King George V and Queen Mary only six months later. The mansion was demolished in the 1930s because of serious structural problems, but the estate still continues to provide a successful shoot.
Prince of Wales at Lymore Hall, Montgomery, 1909