Hall with two of their children, a butler, a housekeeper, a lady's maid, two housemaids, a page and a dairymaid. When William died in 1873 his eldest son William Chetwynd (1848-1888) who was a barrister inherited the house. He did not marry so when he died in 1888 his younger brother Charles Chetwynd became the owner. Charles Chetwynd (1851-1895) was a magistrate of Staffordshire. In 1888 he married Mary Jane Meakin (1860-1948) who was the daughter of George Meakin of Creswell Hall, Staffordshire. He was the wealthy owner of the famous pottery firm J. & G. Meakin who were later merged with Wedgwood. The couple had two daughters and one son. The daughters Beatrice and Mildred did not marry and lived at Brocton Hall with their parents. Charles died in 1895 and left the property to his wife Mary. She continued to live in the house with her daughters until 1923 when it was sold to the Golf Club. At this time it was a three-storey building in need of repair and there was no electricity and no heating. It was converted into a comfortable club house with accommodation on the top two floors. In 1939 plumbers repairing the lead guttering accidentally started a fire that destroyed the top storey and damaged other areas. It was impracticable to rebuild in wartime and the building was repaired to leave the two storey building we see today. See also Listed buildings in Brocton, Staffordshire References External links Country houses in Staffordshire Dovecotes Golf clubs and courses in Staffordshire Golf clubs and courses designed by Harry Vardon Grade II listed agricultural buildings Grade II listed buildings in Staffordshire Grade II listed houses Houses completed in the 18th century Sports venues in Staffordshire