A Stunning Setting for a Stunning Final
By
Ashley Gray
District Sports Officer
Himley Hall near Wolverhampton provided the stunning back drop for the final of the District Croquet competition postponed from last year. Set amongst rolling parkland Himley Hall is the former home of the Ward family who were the Lords of Dudley. In 1740 John Ward became the 6th Lord Ward and demolished the old moated manor house which had stood on the site since medieval times and replaced it with the classical Palladian style mansion seen today.