Gawsworth Old Rectory
| Gawsworth Old Rectory | ||
|---|---|---|
OS grid reference SJ 889 696 | | |
Listed Building – Grade I | ||
| Designated | 25 July 1952 | |
| Reference no. | 1139496 | |
  Location in Cheshire | ||
Gawsworth Old Rectory is a
open hall" and the notable 1873 restoration by Richard Norman Shaw, and is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1]
The Old Rectory was described as "an exceptionally fine
timber-framed house" by Nikolaus Pevsner.[2]
History
Gawsworth Old Rectory was built as a
rectory in c.1470[2] by the Gawsworth rector George Baguley, for the opposite St. James' Church.[1][3] Sir Thomas Fytton (Fitton), of nearby Gawsworth Old Hall served as Baguley's patron,[4] and may have helped to finance the rectory's construction.[4] A dedicated inscription to the Fitton family exists built into one of the fireplaces.[5]
The house was restored first in c.1724 by rector William Hall, and then famously the second time in 1873 by the architect Richard Norman Shaw.[5]
The house served as a rectory to St. James' Church until 1953, when rector John R. Harrison left, and the rectory was moved elsewhere.[4] Gawsworth Old Rectory is now a private house, and not open to the public.[3] It was sold in August 2016 for £3.25 million.[6]
Architecture
The house is
open hall".[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Historic England, "The Old Rectory, Gawsworth (1139496)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 August 2012
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
- ^ a b Pastscape: The Old Rectory, Gawsworth, Historic England, retrieved 4 April 2008
- ^ a b c "Rectors of Gawsworth" - [1]
- ^ a b "THE OLD RECTORY, Gawsworth - 1139496 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
- ^ "Property details for The Old Rectory Church Lane Gawsworth Macclesfield SK11 9RJ - Zoopla". www.zoopla.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
External links
- Medieval stained glass information from CMVA
- Cheshire Photographic Archive
- List of Gawsworth rectors
- Market sale brochure
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