Gawsworth Old Rectory
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| Gawsworth Old Rectory | |
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Gawsworth Old Rectory |
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| Coordinates: | Coordinates: 53°13′26″N 2°10′00″W / 53.2240°N 2.1667°W |
| OS grid reference: | SJ 889 696 |
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Listed Building – Grade I
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| Designated: | 25 July 1952 |
| Reference #: | 1139496 |
Gawsworth Old Rectory is a house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building.[1] The authors of the Buildings of England series express the opinion that it is "an exceptionally fine timber-framed house".[2]
The house was built as a rectory in about 1470,[2] or in the late 16th century,[1][3] and a north wing was added in 1872. The house is timber-framed, and it retains its hall open to the roof.[2] Much of the timber framing is close studded and the roof is of plain tiles. It is described as "one of the best preserved medium-sized houses of the period in Cheshire, particularly valuable for the survival of the open hall".[1] It is now a private house.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "The Old Rectory, Gawsworth", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1139496, retrieved 28 April 2011
- ^ a b c Hartwell, Claire; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 368, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ a b Pastscape: The Old Rectory, Gawsworth, English Heritage, http://www.pastscape.org.uk/hob.aspx?hob_id=539419, retrieved 4 April 2008
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