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Record Details

MonUID:MST5226
HER Number:09638
Type of record:Monument
Name:Old Hall Gatehouse, Mavesyn Ridware

Summary

A listed gatehouse of 14th century date, with early 18th century alterations. The gatehouse is of timber frame construction, although the structure has been refaced and the timber framing partly replaced in brick and stone. The building is recorded to have formed one side of a quadrangular building which was still in existence in the 1660's.

Grid Reference:SK 0812 1677
Map Sheet:SK01NE
Parish:Mavesyn Ridware, Lichfield District
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Monument Type(s):

  • GATEHOUSE (Built, MEDIEVAL - 1300 AD to 1399 AD)
  • GATEHOUSE (Altered, Stuart to Georgian - 1700 AD to 1750 AD)

Associated Events:

  • EST939 - Tree-ring analysis from timbers of the gatehouse of The Old Hall, Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire.

Protected Status:

  • Listed Building (I) 1578/06/107: Gatehouse at Old Hall

Full description

GATEHOUSE: C14 GATEHOUSE MUCH ALTERED IN C18. <1>

DENDRO DATING SUGGESTS MEDIEVAL OAK FELLED 1391-2. <2>

Sources and further reading

<1>SST372 - Designation Record: Department of the Environment. Ongoing. Listed Buildings of Special Architectural or Historical Importance (Green and Blue Backs).
<2>SST3333 - Scientific/Specialist Report: R. Howard (Nottingham University Tree Ring Dating Laboratory). 1995. Tree-Ring Analysis of Samples from the gatehouse of The Old Hall, Mavesyn Ridware, Staffordshire.

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