Gawsworth New Hall

Gawsworth New Hall is a country house in the village of Gawsworth, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building.[1]

Gawsworth New Hall
Gawsworth New Hall
LocationGawsworth, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53.2255°N 2.1633°W / 53.2255; -2.1633
OS grid referenceSJ 891 698
Built1707
Built forLord Mohun
Listed Building – Grade II*
Designated14 April 1967
Reference no.1159278
Location in Cheshire

The house was begun by Lord Mohun in 1707 but abandoned after he was killed in a duel with the Duke of Hamilton in 1712.[2] Later additions and alterations were made including those to the designs of Sir Hubert Worthington in 1914. Late-19th-century residents of the house included William Taylor Birchenough,[3] a Macclesfield silk manufacturer and partner in the Macclesfield firm John Birchenough & Son, who was the brother of Sir Henry Birchenough. W.T. Birchenough lived in the house with his wife Jane Birchenough, daughter of Richard Peacock MP and their four children. His youngest son, also William Taylor Birchenough, was a pioneering aviator and test pilot. The house is built in red brick with a stone slate roof. It has two storeys and attic with an E-shaped plan. The garden front has 16 bays.[1]

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References

  1. Historic England, "Gawsworth New Hall (1159278)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 August 2012
  2. Pastscape: Gawsworth New Hall, English Heritage, retrieved 1 April 2008
  3. Kelly's Cheshire Directory, Seventh Edition, 1906, p.333
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