Minworth Greaves
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| Minworth Greaves | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Medieval hall house |
| Location | Maple Road, Bournville, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°25′51″N 1°56′03″W / 52.43077°N 1.93426°W |
| Construction started | 14th century or before |
| Renovated | 1929-32 |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Cruck-frame |
| Design and construction | |
| Designations | Grade II listed |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect | William Alexander Harvey |
| Website | |
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Minworth Greaves is a timber cruck-framed, Grade II listed building in Bournville, an area of Birmingham, England. It is thought to date from the 14th-century or earlier, possibly as early as 1250. It is owned by the Bournville Village Trust. Minworth Greaves is situated next to Selly Manor, and is run as part of Selly Manor Museum. It was originally built in Minworth, near Sutton Coldfield to the North of Birmingham. After falling into extreme disrepair, it was purchased by George Cadbury and re-built by Laurence Cadbury in 1932 in the grounds of Selly Manor.
The building is timber framed with plaster infill. The old part is a two bay cruck-framed hall. The main roof is formed by a bent oak tree, split in half lengthways to form a pair of cruck blades.[1] There is also the modern addition of a thin bay with a gallery.[2] The original windows were smaller and higher up than in the reconstruction and were formed by cloth soaked in animal fat, rather than glass.[1]
