| HER Number (PRN): | 17019 |
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| Name: | Gatehouse SW of Madeley Court, Madeley Court Lane, Madeley |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (I) 1292950: GATEHOUSE SOUTH WEST OF MADELEY COURT |
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Monument Type(s):
- GATEHOUSE (16th century to 17th century - 1500 AD to 1699 AD)
Summary
A late 16th/early 17th century gatehouse, which is protected by Grade I Listing.
| Parish: | Madeley, Telford and Wrekin |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ60NE |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 6953 0511 |
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Related records
| 01067 | Part of: Madeley Court (Building) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events
- ESA1204 - 1978-1979 Survey and Excavations at Madeley Court by Bob Meeson for TDC
- ESA6358 - 1979-80 Site visit at Madley Court by Salford University Student
Description
Circa late C16 or early C17 gatehouse to Madeley Court. Ashlar with tiled roofs. Two octagonal 2-storey and attic turrets flanking round-arched carriageway (blocked) with shaped gable over first floor mullion window above the carriageway. The turrets have pyramidal roof with moulded stone cornices, moulded strings and entablature over ground storey, and circular stone medallions <1>
Unique twin-towered Elizabethan gatehouse <3>
The gatehouse was built on the south side of the courtyard, possibly in the last quarter of the 16th century. It has been suggested that both it and the hall's porch may have been built to designs by Walter Hancock <4>
Final report on excavations at Madeley Court. This report includes the two phases of excavation undertaken, in 1978-1979 by Bob Meeson (for TDC) [ESA1204] and in 1987 by Cameron Moffett on behalf of English Heritage (ESA1205), as well as programmes of building survey which included the gatehouse. ->
-> The gatehouse is described as built of buff coal measures sandstone and centrally placed in a contemporary wall which encloses the forecourt. Although much altered and damaged in the 18th and 19th centuries, when the building was subdivided and a large number of lean-to structures were erected against it. <5>
Described briefly in a student report in 1979-1980, investigating the problems involved in the repair and conservation of country houses. At this time, the gatehouse was in an extremely poor condition. <6>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20722 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. Site and Monuments Record (SMR) cards. SMR record cards. SMR Card for PRN SA 17019. |
| [01] | SSA662 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1983-Apr-08. 19th List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1126-0. List volume. p177. |
| [02] | SSA15552 - Photograph: Anon. 1973. Madeley Court Gatehouse. Colour. |
| [03] | SSA22094 - Excavation report: Meeson Robert A (Bob). Madeley Court. Telford, Shropshire. |
| [04] | SSA3977 - Excavation report: Meeson Robert A (Bob). 1979. Madeley Court, Telford: Interim Report. |
| [05] | SSA23442 - Article in serial: Lewis S (ed) et al. 2009. Madeley Court, Shropshire: from monastic grange to country house hotel, excavations 1978-9 and 1987. Trans Shropshire Archaeol Hist Soc. 81 (2006). p1-78. pp.37ff. |
| [06] | SSA23404 - Field survey report: Hughes P St. J. 1980. An investigation into the techniques and problems of repair of country houses in Shropshire. University of Salford. p62. |
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2022 2:20PM |
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