Gainsborough Old Hall
The Old Hall, Cobden Street, Gainsborough
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1359773
COBDEN STREET 1. 5315 (North Side) The Old Hall SK 8189 1/2 4.4.64. SK 8189 4/2 GV
2. Late C15, between 1471 and 1484, for Sir Thomas Burgh. Half H plan with central great hall. East wing brick faced and West wing chimneys and South gable circa 1600 for William Hickman. By invitation of Sir Neville Hickman, John Wesley preached in the great hall, 1759, 1761 and 1764. A fine late mediaeval dwelling in process of restoration at time of survey. AM.
The Old Hall forms a group with Nos 1 to 7 (odd) Cobden Street including No 2a Ropery Road.
Listing NGR: SK8132090012
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359773
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Gainsborough Old Hall – one of the most impressive and best preserved, medieval manor houses in England.
Regularly described as a “hidden gem in Lincolnshire” this exciting visitor attraction offers a variety of events and exhibitions and an award – winning schools’ education programme. Owned by English Heritage the Hall is operated by Lincolnshire County Council.*
Gainsborough Old Hall is a large, late- medieval manor house built by the noble Burgh family around 1460. The house boasts
- an impressive Great Hall
- original medieval kitchen
- East and West ranges containing a myriad of rooms and a ghost corridor
- an original brick built tower
Gainsborough Old Hall was not only the home of the Burgh family but also a demonstration of their wealth and importance. By 1596, however, the Burghs had fallen on hard times and the house was sold to the Hickman family. Although a number of "home improvements " have been made over the years it remains a “textbook of medieval architecture” (Simon Jenkins “England’s Thousand Best Homes”).
Famous visitors to the Old Hall inlcude Richard III, Henry VIII, John Wesley and the Mayflower Pilgrim.
Gainsborough Old Hall was given to the nation in 1970 by descendants of the Hickman family.
www.gainsborougholdhall.com/about-the-old-hall
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/gainsborough-old...
Gainsborough Old Hall
The Old Hall, Cobden Street, Gainsborough
Grade I Listed
List Entry Number: 1359773
COBDEN STREET 1. 5315 (North Side) The Old Hall SK 8189 1/2 4.4.64. SK 8189 4/2 GV
2. Late C15, between 1471 and 1484, for Sir Thomas Burgh. Half H plan with central great hall. East wing brick faced and West wing chimneys and South gable circa 1600 for William Hickman. By invitation of Sir Neville Hickman, John Wesley preached in the great hall, 1759, 1761 and 1764. A fine late mediaeval dwelling in process of restoration at time of survey. AM.
The Old Hall forms a group with Nos 1 to 7 (odd) Cobden Street including No 2a Ropery Road.
Listing NGR: SK8132090012
historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1359773
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Gainsborough Old Hall – one of the most impressive and best preserved, medieval manor houses in England.
Regularly described as a “hidden gem in Lincolnshire” this exciting visitor attraction offers a variety of events and exhibitions and an award – winning schools’ education programme. Owned by English Heritage the Hall is operated by Lincolnshire County Council.*
Gainsborough Old Hall is a large, late- medieval manor house built by the noble Burgh family around 1460. The house boasts
- an impressive Great Hall
- original medieval kitchen
- East and West ranges containing a myriad of rooms and a ghost corridor
- an original brick built tower
Gainsborough Old Hall was not only the home of the Burgh family but also a demonstration of their wealth and importance. By 1596, however, the Burghs had fallen on hard times and the house was sold to the Hickman family. Although a number of "home improvements " have been made over the years it remains a “textbook of medieval architecture” (Simon Jenkins “England’s Thousand Best Homes”).
Famous visitors to the Old Hall inlcude Richard III, Henry VIII, John Wesley and the Mayflower Pilgrim.
Gainsborough Old Hall was given to the nation in 1970 by descendants of the Hickman family.
www.gainsborougholdhall.com/about-the-old-hall
www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/gainsborough-old...