The mansion must have been very light with all those large windows.

 All the the rooms had fireplaces so it must have taken a lot of firewood to heat the place up!

 The sheer dominance of this huge stone building belittles all other buildings in the area.

 Now the area is built up with shops, offices, and houses, and is a busy area with busy people and traffic.

 In fact, Whitehall is now host to the offices and staff of the Department of Social Security.

 That seems to be a little ironic now, somehow.

Whitehall - side view

Whitehall - grand entrance

 In order to get in the detail, the photo has to be in too close to take in all the building as well.

 There is a stone stairway up to the door which is huge compared to modern doorways.

 There is a lot of fancy decorative carving.

 I wonder if any of the Madeley clan were involved in the building of this as they were builders at that time.

 Such a lot of work went into building Whitehall.

 Carting all the stone must have taken some effort, especially as the roads weren't up to much.

 They may have used the river for some of the journey to haul the materials too.

 It does look picturesque with the foliage although it may have been planted in recent years.

 The other side of this entrance is the main road.

 This entrance is not used now and strangers driving past would not even guess that all this lay inside.

 This gatehouse is let as a residence and was currently being advertised in the Shrewsbury paper when I took this photo.

Whitehall - gate house entrance

Whitehall - front

 Some of the huge chimneys are in view and the entrance is just in view at the bottom of the photo. What a grand building.

 It is a listed building, and it is a pity it is just offices now.

 It would be good to open to the public with all it's rooms made up to the period it was built.

 I suppose that will never happen, but I am glad we made a particular effort to see it.