Tixall Gatehouse, Grade I listed gatehouse in Tixall, England.
The three-story rectangular gatehouse features four octagonal corner turrets with cupolas and decorative columns in Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders.
Built around 1580 by Sir Walter Aston, the gatehouse served as a temporary prison for Mary Queen of Scots during two weeks in 1586.
The structure represents late Elizabethan architecture with classical influences, incorporating Greek and Roman design elements throughout its facade and interior spaces.
The Landmark Trust maintains this accommodation for holiday rentals, offering spaces for six guests across four bedrooms with modern heating systems.
The gatehouse remains the last standing structure of the former Tixall Hall estate, which was completely demolished in 1927.
Location: Tixall
GPS coordinates: 52.80329,-2.03185
Latest update: May 17, 2025 18:04
Shugborough inscription
1.3 km
Shugborough Hall
1.3 km
Shugborough Tunnel
1.3 km
Garden bridge at Shugborough Hall
1.3 km
Black country ring
1.5 km
Cat's Monument at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
1.4 km
Church of St John the Baptist
72 m
Dairy Bridge
165 m
North range of outbuildings of Shugborough Park Farm
1.5 km
Shepherd's Monument at Shugborough Hall
1.3 km
Holdiford Bridge (Over River Sow)
1.4 km
Triumphal Arch at Shugborough Hall
1.5 km
Doric temple at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
1.3 km
Dark Lantern at Shugborough Hall
1.1 km
Stafford Wood Lodge at Shugborough Hall
1.4 km
Chinese House At Shugborough Hall
1.3 km
Fountain at Shugborough Hall to north west of the house
1.2 km
River Sow Aqueduct
1.6 km
Obelisk
383 m
K6 Telephone Kiosk (Near Church)
160 m
Bottle Lodge
540 m
Ruins at Shugborough Hall to north of the house
1.2 km
Footbridge at Shugborough Park
1 km
Temple of the Winds at Shugborough Hall to north east of the house
1.5 km
Farmbuildings At Tixall Farm
586 m
Trent Lodge
1.6 km
Great Haywood canal bridge No 109
1.5 km
Outbuildings to the south west of Shugborough Hall
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