Compton Hall and Edward Banks blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Compton Hall Designed c1840 Edward Banks 1817-1867 architect The William Morris Company named a wallpaper and textile design "Compton" 1896 Became a hospice 1982 Recorded plaque organisation: Wolverhampton Civic Society.

Edward Banks was a notable 19th-century architect who designed Compton Hall around 1840; his work at Compton Hall was later commemorated by The William Morris Company through their "Compton" wallpaper and textile design in 1896.