Ford Green Hall

About

Ford Green Hall is an exceptional example of a 17th century timber-framed farm house. It was built Hugh Ford in 1624 for Hugh Ford, a local yeoman farmer who owned 36 acres of land. The Ford family remained at the Hall for nearly 200 years. In the 19th century after the Ford family left the status of the house declined and it was divided into 3 and later 4 cottages.

The property was purchased by Stoke-on-Trent City Council in 1946 and, following restoration, opened as a museum in 1952. Now run by a charitable organisation led by volunteers and members of the local community, the company’s profits are used to run and improve the museum.

Ford Green Hall offers visitors a fascinating insight into the life of the 17th century and the hall has been brilliantly furnished as a 17th-century yeoman farmer's house and the museum includes a number of original textiles, ceramics and pieces of furniture, as well as some reproductions. The whole of the museum's collection is "Designated Outstanding" by the Arts Council England, recognising it as of world-class importance.

There is an onsite café and the hall also holds a licence for weddings. Ford Green Hall is an ideal setting for the birthday girl or boy to 'hold court' for their special day and be treated like royalty.

Disabled access to the ground floor only.