Description

SK 58 SE WORKSOP GATEFORD ROAD
(North side)

1/66 Gateford Hall
13.2.67
II*

Hall house on moated site. C16, refronted mid C17, restored C19
and C20. Timber framed. Coursed squared rubble with C20 pantile
roof. Ashlar and brick dressings. Single gable and single off-
centre ridge stacks. 2 storeys plus garrets, 5 bays. All front
windows are C20 glazing bar sashes. Main south front has off-
centre ashlar doorcase flanked by 2 sashes; above, 5 similar
sashes. East gable has C20 doorway and 4 irregular unglazed
openings, that in gable peak with mask corbel. Rear elevation
has lean-to extension under continuous roof, with, to left,
single bay porch, C19, flanked to left by mullioned cellar window
and to right by single casement and to right again, single
shouldered lancet. Beyond, to right, C18 plank door with timber
lintel, and single Yorkshire sash. Interior has, to left, timber
framed hall with 4 bay posts, one pair with moulded tie beam and
arch braces. Above, each pair has another tie beam, one with
arch braces. Both have stud and plaster walls, one rising to
ridge. Bay to east has single moulded stretcher beam. North and
south sides have wall plates, that to north with straight struts.
Principal rafter roof, mainly C19. East end has 4 pairs of C17
halved and pegged oak principal rafters and pegged collars. 2
stud partitions. Hall has C16 fireplace with chamfered Tudor
arched opening approx. 4 M wide. Elsewhere, 2 early C19 hob
grates. East end has C17 dog leg oak staircase with landings and
square newel. Other rooms have gypsum floors, 3 C17 panelled
oak doors, one with wooden latch, and a single oak plank door.

Listing NGR: SK5695581550

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17547434

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Recommended Books

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)