Visit the national trusts elizabethan mansion gawthorpe hall, near burnley, lancashire. Anne grimshaw was the fifth child of thomas and margaret harrington grimshaw of clayton hall. I am so glad kevin and molly didnt name either of the baby grands ughtred. Gawthorpe hall was built for the shuttleworth family, 160005, and has elizabethan panelling and plasterwork of outstanding quality. Emotional repair covers a wide range of personal and emotive subjects focused around loss and remembering and includes work made over the last two years as well as brand new pieces currently in development. Gawthorpe hall, home of the shuttleworth family for several centuries lies close to the traditional lancastrian market town of padiham, in the heart of bronte country. The publication can only show a snapshot of the memories and images collected and so the complete oral histories are stored within the north. Pugin made the house even more romantic, filling it with luxurious furnishings. Gawthorpe hall s origins are in a pele tower, a strong fortification built by the shuttleworths in the 14th century as a defence against invading scots. The national potrait gallery has loaned over 20 paintings to the hall all of which illustrate its fascinating connections and history, particulary with the english civil war. This magnificent 17th century house still has many of its original features such as plasterwork ceilings and oak panelling. Pugin gawthorpe being the only country house in which these two great architects of the palace of westminster collaborated. Run in partnership with lancashire county council, gawthorpe hall is a great family day out with lots to see in the hall, gardens for play and woodlands for adventure. The elizabethan house was dovetailed around the pele tower from plans drawn up by richard shuttleworth but carried out after his death by his brother the.
Whilst gawthorpe hall is a little grander than chez britain, it is unlikely to stimulate your happy visitor bone for very long unless youre turned on by textiles. Gawthorpe hall is now temporarily closed to schools and the public reopening has been postponed until further notice to help contain the spread of coronavirus. Our researchers spotted gawthorpe hall in their searches and saw it had an interesting history with links to the pendle witches and that it was regarded as being haunted. Gawthorpe hall is a compact estate house, built between 1600 and 1605 around the site of a medieval pele tower. Although not as grand, gawthorpe was redesigned by sir charles barry who also redesigned highclere castle, the filming location for itvs downton abbey. With a visit to the area planned and a friend noticing a book in a top best seller list linked to the pendleton witch trials, the familiars, we soon made the connection with gawthorpe hall fleetwood shuttleworth. In october 2019, for the first time, gawthorpe was open during national libraries week and visitors to the hall had the opportunity to both look at the library and handle some typical examples of books in the collection. Inside is spectacular with lots of history going back years.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. With a visit to the area planned and a friend noticing a book in a top best seller list linked to the pendleton witch trials, the familiars, we soon made the connection with gawthorpe hall fleetwood shuttleworth, the first mistress was indeed married into the family at age, having previously been married at 4. Another 83 words 6 lines of text covering the years 1455 and 1487 are included under the topic early gawthorpe history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. The coach house cafegawthorpe hall events, deals and. It features new textile, ceramic and film work by alice kettle, jane mckeating, elnaz yazdani. Shuttleworth, james 171473, of gawthorpe hall, lancs. Share some things about the shuttleworth of gawthorpe hall name. An east lancashire author will be visiting the elizabethan mansion which is the setting to her bestselling first novel later this month. In the mid19th century the great victorian architects sir charles barry and a. Gawthorpe hall is an elizabethan country house on the banks of. This beautiful building houses many fine portraits which are on loan from the national portrait gallery, as well as the. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the familiars. Join staceys readers club to be the first to hear all the latest news from stacey about her upcoming books, plus download a deleted scene from the.
A word from the library gawthorpe textiles collection. Gawthorpe hall dig at harewood student archaeologists on trail of yorkshire gems hidden past. Things to see and do at gawthorpe hall national trust. This section is a placeholder for information about the shuttleworth of gawthorpe hall surname. Gallery gawthorpe hall historic sites the white goddess. It is part of the padiham and burnley west electoral division of lancashire county council, the burnley uk parliament constituency and the north. Discover the real 17th century gawthorpe brought to life by costumed. The entrance hall, dining and drawing rooms and the long gallery are unquestionably lovely. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. The hall was given to the national trust in 1970 and is now managed by the lancashire museums service. It boasts original architecture, plasterwork and oak panelling from that period.
Remember that here at the coach house cafe at gawthorpe hall we have the wonderful bookshop upstairs. The dining room includes a minstrels gallery and twin doors suitable for performers to enter and exit. Thread bearing witness accompanies gawthorpe textiles collections strands of place and time exhibition in gawthorpe hall which explores and shares new perspectives on cultural heritage and migration in response to world textiles in the collection. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work. Gawthorpe hall, once the home of the shuttleworth family for over 300 years, is an elizabethan house standing on the banks of the river calder. Gawthorpe hall discover more about fleetwoods real home, gawthorpe hall. This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. You will find some events in the timeline link to bingley history articles written by alan cattell. Gawthorpe hall is a precious survival in a largely urban landscape.
A frequent visitor to the hall was charlotte bronte 18161855 one of the famous bronte sisters. Gawthorpe hall is a stunning structure with a rich history. The house and farm accounts of the shuttleworths of. It was sensitively restored in the 1850s by sir charles barry in collaboration with a. A view of the north parterre at gawthorpe hall, lancashire. The shuttleworths occupied shuttleworth hall near hapton from the 12th century. From the 1700s to early 1800s the family lived away from gawthorpe. The result is a publication called portraits of the past a peoples history of gawthorpe hall which was made widely available to the community as well as lodged in archives, libraries and museums. Gawthorpe is an electoral ward in the nonmetropolitan district of burnley in lancashire, england.
It was the family home of the shuttleworths for over 300 years. Gawthorpe hall has really good surroundings for the children to run about and play, lots of grass and lovely gardens or even take a walk into the woods and explore whats about. Apr 4, 2020 gawthorpe hall is a superb jacobean historic house, nestled in the shadow of pendle hill, east lancashire. The ward covers the majority of the town of padiham, meaning it is a largely urban area. Our visitors and study groups enable us to share our knowledge and findings, to help preserve the history and to enrich all. The shuttleworths built the elizabethan mansion in 16005 and brought it to life with music and theatre. Shuttleworth of gawthorpe hall genealogy, shuttleworth of. Full text of the house and farm accounts of the shuttleworths of gawthorpe hall, in the county of lancaster, at smithils and gawthorpe,from september 1582 to october 1621. The familiar shuttleworths gawthorpe hall, padiham.
The population of the burnley ward at the 2011 census was 6,148. Gawthorpe hall is one of the most impressive stately homes in north west england. But as the mistress at gawthorpe hall, she still has no living child, and her husband richard is anxious for an heir. I would love to write a short history of the burnley mechanics here too, but i would end up with over a thousand words and we need to get to jennifer and johns special day. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages. The national trust describes gawthorpe hall as an elizabethan gem in the heart of industrial lancashire. Gawthorpe hall padiham all you need to know before you. Harewood is an independent charitable educational trust set up to maintain and develop harewood, its collections. It stands on the banks of the river calder, on the outskirts of padiham.
The victoria history of the county of lancaster natural history. Gawthorpe hall and surrounding balustrade, ightenhill. Built between 1600 and 1605 for the shuttleworth family it. Enjoyed the stewards comments about the houses history, its period features and former occupan. Gawthorpe hall is a superb jacobean historic house, nestled in the shadow of pendle hill, east lancashire. Gawthorpe hall is the final stop on the bronte way, a long distance route with strong associations with the writings of charlotte bronte and the family.
Author to weave her magic at gawthorpe hall lancashire telegraph. And on a different note, amazon has informed me that your book is in. Gawthorpe hall home to the shuttleworth family the hall was built between 1600 and 1605 and was restored in the mid 1800s by leading architect of the day sir charles barry famed for his design of the houses of parliament. In the 1850s, the owner of gawthorpe hall, sir james kayshuttleworth, befriended charlotte bronte 18161855, introducing her to elizabeth gaskell, her fellow novelist and future biographer. There will be lots of opportunity for seasonal shopping with our new gawthorpe textiles collection home and gifts range for sale and the popular friends of gawthorpe festive craft stall to tempt you too. It is also believed that a young woman was once murdered at gawthorpe with some visitors describing being gripped by a sudden chest pain. With a visit to the area planned and a friend noticing a book in a top best seller list linked to the pendleton witch.
The hall dates back to the early 17th century and was the home of the shuttleworth family until 1970. Gawthorpe hall began as a pele tower, built by the shuttleworths in the 14th century as a defence against invading scots. With a visit to the area planned and a friend noticing a book. Gawthorpe hall holds 400 years of history, yet still has a homely and welcoming atmosphere. Buy the familiars by stacey halls, katy sobey from amazons fiction books store. An nt owned house managed by lancashire county council, set in tranquil grounds, and the home of gawthorpe textiles collection. The students have also unearthed a flint arrowhead dating back to prehistory.
Of course, there are stories of the shuttleworths recorded in its walls. But as the mistress at gawthorpe hall, she still has no living child, and her. Leave plenty of time for sightseeing tours you wouldnt want to miss out on top attractions like this one and many more. The shuttleworths of gawthorpe grimshaw origins and history. Run in partnership with lancashire county council, gawthorpe hall is a great family day out with lots to see in the. It is leased from the trust by lancashire county council. Lancashire lass stacey halls grew up a little fearful of stories about the. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our gawthorpe research. The hall as it is today was built up around the tower during the 15th century by brothers richard and lawrence shuttleworth reverend with the foundation stone finally being laid on. The hall and park remained in the family until it was passed to the national trust in 1970. But what makes 29yearold staceys remarkable debut novel so.
Gawthorpe hall padiham, near burnley visit north west. Gawthorpe hall, padiham, lancashire is an elizabethan house on the banks of the river calder, designed by sir charles barry. But as the mistress at gawthorpe hall, she still has no living child, and her husband. The familiars historical in padiham, nr burnley, padiham visit. The house and farm accounts of the shuttleworths of gawthorpe hall, in the county of lancaster, at smithils and gawthorpe.
Gawthorpe hall is an elizabethan country house on the banks of the river calder, in the civil. Gawthorpe hall is an artistic and historic treasure trove in the middle of industrial lancashire. The grimshaw arms, a black leftfacing griffin, is depicted in gawthorpe hall. It is sometimes referred to as the downton of the north.
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