Gawsworth Old Hall, Tudor manor house in Gawsworth, England.
Gawsworth Old Hall is a black and white timber-framed house with a U-shaped floor plan and two stories, representing Tudor building style in Cheshire. The roof is covered in sandstone that gives the structure its distinctive appearance.
The house was built in 1480 on land where a Norman building once stood. Over the centuries, it remained in the hands of only five families, and a notable duel over property occurred here in 1712.
Mary Fitton, who served at the Elizabethan court as a lady-in-waiting and is linked to Shakespeare's sonnets, lived in this house. Her presence here connects the place to English literary history.
The house is open to visitors from June through August on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, with appropriate clothing recommended for the older interior spaces. Access to the grounds and gardens is generally easy to walk through, but sturdy footwear is advisable.
The grounds feature a tilting ground from the 1590s where medieval tournaments once took place. The garden layout still shows traces of this older recreational tradition in how it is arranged.
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