209 Gawsworth Old Hall (Gd.1) Gawsworth, Cheshire
Gawsworth Old Hall (Gd.1), Gawsworth (East) Cheshire.
Built 1480 and 1600
Designated Grade 125th July 1952
ref no.1139500
BRITAIN + IRELAND - HISTORIC BUILDINGS
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Gawsworth Old Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Gawsworth, (East) Cheshire. It is a black and white timber-framed house built between 1480 and 1600, replacing an earlier Norman house. The present hall was owned originally by the Fitton family, and later by the Gerards, and then the Stanhopes. Since the 1930s it has been in the possession of the Richards family. Raymond Richards collected a number of items from other historic buildings and incorporated them into the hall. Notable residents have included Mary Fitton, perhaps the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets, and Samuel "Maggoty" Johnson, a playwright described as the last professional jester in England, whose grave is nearby in Maggoty Wood,: Lord Mohun, from the Gerard family, and the 4th Duke of Hamilton, from the Fittons. Both of the combatants were killed.
The Hall is surrounded by formal gardens and parkland, which once comprised an Elizabethan pleasure garden and, possibly, a tilting ground for jousting. The grounds are listed Grade II*, and contain four Grade II listed buildings, including the gatehouse, gatepiers, and garden walls.
Diolch yn fawr am 72,929,468 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
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Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-209
209 Gawsworth Old Hall (Gd.1) Gawsworth, Cheshire
Gawsworth Old Hall (Gd.1), Gawsworth (East) Cheshire.
Built 1480 and 1600
Designated Grade 125th July 1952
ref no.1139500
BRITAIN + IRELAND - HISTORIC BUILDINGS
www.flickr.com/photos/45676495@N05/albums/72157662328716664
Gawsworth Old Hall is a Grade I listed country house in the village of Gawsworth, (East) Cheshire. It is a black and white timber-framed house built between 1480 and 1600, replacing an earlier Norman house. The present hall was owned originally by the Fitton family, and later by the Gerards, and then the Stanhopes. Since the 1930s it has been in the possession of the Richards family. Raymond Richards collected a number of items from other historic buildings and incorporated them into the hall. Notable residents have included Mary Fitton, perhaps the "Dark Lady" of Shakespeare's sonnets, and Samuel "Maggoty" Johnson, a playwright described as the last professional jester in England, whose grave is nearby in Maggoty Wood,: Lord Mohun, from the Gerard family, and the 4th Duke of Hamilton, from the Fittons. Both of the combatants were killed.
The Hall is surrounded by formal gardens and parkland, which once comprised an Elizabethan pleasure garden and, possibly, a tilting ground for jousting. The grounds are listed Grade II*, and contain four Grade II listed buildings, including the gatehouse, gatepiers, and garden walls.
Diolch yn fawr am 72,929,468 o olygfeydd anhygoel, mwynhewch ac arhoswch yn ddiogel
Thank you 72,929,468 amazing views, enjoy and stay safe
Shot 06.05.2019 at Gawsworth Hall, Classic Car Show Ref 141-209