History and Architecture 

Shipton Hall was built around 1587 by Richard Lutwyche to replace a much older black and white timbered house which was destroyed by fire earlier in the 16th century. Richard Lutwych gave the estate to Thomas Mytton as a dowry when Mytton married Lutwyche's daughter and it thereafter descended in the Mytton family until 1795, when it passed by marriage to the local More family. In the 1800’s the house was sold to the present owner’s great-great grandfather. The Hall was greatly rebuilt in the Georgian style in the mid-18th century.  

Externally, the mellow stone of the hall and its attendant Georgian stable block blends perfectly with the beautiful countryside of Shropshire’s Corvedale. Inside the house there is an interesting combination of elegant Georgian rococo décor with some beautiful Tudor panelling and timber work. The latter illustrates how the house was constructed and the transition from black and white timbers to stone and brick-built houses. Many of the mediaeval timbers from the old manor house and some of the doors survive in Shipton today. The house has been described as an exquisite specimen of Elizabethan architecture. 

Items of particular interest inside the house are the plasterwork of the ceilings and chimneypieces some of which are the work of Thomas F Prichard, designer of the Coalbrookdale Iron Bridge. The panelling of the Queens room and the old “Solar” and the glazing of the windows, many of which retain the original leaded diamond pains from the 16th and 17th centuries. 

Surrounding the house is an attractive mix of historic buildings, a medieval dovecote, the fine Georgian stable, and the Saxon parish church of St. James’. The gardens are well maintained with exquisite mature trees. 

St James’ Church 

The foundations of this beautiful small parish church date back to Saxon times with normal additions. In 1589 the chancel was rebuilt from the ground by John Locke which son of Richard who built the hall. There are some interesting monuments to members of the mitten family and others buried therein.