Baguley Hall
Baguley Hall is a 14th century timber framed hall in Baguley, Greater Manchester (grid reference SJ81628874).[1] It is listed as a Grade I listed building[2] and a Scheduled Ancient Monument. [1]
The current hall, though dating to the 14th century, may be on the site of an earlier hall, possibly from the 11th or 12th century. The 14th-century hall was built by Sir William de Baguley or one of his two sons, John and William.[1] It is built entirely of timber with wattle and daub walls, probably the oldest timber great hall surviving in England and using timbers of unusual size.[3]
Alterations were made to the hall in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the south wing was added and the north wing was remodelled.[2] The hall was used as a farm building until the mid 20th century when it was abandoned.[1]
The hall is owned by English Heritage and is listed on the Buildings at Risk Register, rating its condition as "fair".[4]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Baguley Hall". Pastscape.org.uk. http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=76516. Retrieved 2008-01-05.
- ^ a b "Baguley Hall". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=388166. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
- ^ Crossley, Frederick Herbert (1951). Timber Building in England: From Early Times to the End of the Seventeenth Century. London: Batsford.
- ^ "Baguley Hall, Hall Lane". English Heritage. http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/ConBar.6706. Retrieved 2008-06-20.
Coordinates: 53°23′42″N 2°16′35″W / 53.394955°N 2.276358°W
