Trivia - Did you know?

• There have been only three families to have owned the estate: the Masseys, the de Bromales and the Davenports.
• In the Domesday Book the manor of Bramall is called Bramale, a name which comes from the Old English words 'brom' meaning broom, and 'halh' meaning secret place, generally near water.
• The first marriage recorded at Bramall Hall took place in 1599 - the groom was 15 and the bride only 11 years old.
• The walls are made of wattle and daub - this is a mixture of hair, dung (cow poo), urine and mud or clay.
• The Davenport's had the authority to execute thieves
• The statue shown right used to stand at the entrance gates to Bramall Hall - you can see the hangman's noose around the statue's neck.