Gawsworth Old Hall
A timber-framed Cheshire house formed around a surviving three-sided courtyard, with medieval fabric and later interventions.
A timber-framed Cheshire house formed around a surviving three-sided courtyard, with medieval fabric and later interventions.
Register entry — GAWSWORTH OLD HALL. National Heritage List for England reference: 1139500. Recorded designation: Grade I listed building.
First listed: 1952-07-25. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1139500
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
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Record
- Medieval timber-framed country house with later alterations
- United Kingdom
- Gawsworth
- United Kingdom
- other
- 1952-07-25
Editorial reading
Historic England dates the house's main phases to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, with nineteenth- and twentieth-century additions and alterations. Its description records a former quadrangular plan reduced substantially to the present three-sided arrangement.
Decorative timber framing, oriel windows, patterned panels and projecting upper floors contribute to the familiar black-and-white appearance. The listing also distinguishes later brickwork and twentieth-century cladding that imitates earlier framing. The current owner presents the house for visits and hosts performances in the grounds, continuing its use as a lived-in property.
Our editorial reading: the patterned elevations invite close looking, but visual unity should not be mistaken for a single date. Changes in materials and the absent ranges help explain the house's long domestic history.
Sources: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1139500 and https://gawsworthhall.com/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Recommendation
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Sources & credits
Source record: Wikidata
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: Eigen redactie
Source record: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Source record: Wikimedia Commons
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