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Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan mansion on the banks of the River Calder at Padiham in Lancashire. The Hall was built in 1600-5 for the Reverend Lawrence Shuttleworth, whose family had settled at Gawthorpe at the end of the 14th century. The design has been attributed to Robert Smythson and it has Elizabethan panelling and plasterwork of outstanding quality. In the mid-19th century, the hall interiors were extensively remodelled and refurnished by Charles Barry, the architect of the Houses of Parliament. The beautiful interiors show life as it was in the Victorian era for the Kay-Shuttleworth family who resided at Gawthorpe for almost 400 years. Famous visitors include writers Charlotte Bronte and Elizabeth Gaskell. Gawthorpe Hall is the final stop on ‘The Brontë Way’. The Hall and family also inspired contemporary author, Stacey Halls, who set her 2019 bestselling novel 'The Familiars' at Gawthorpe. In 1970 the 4th Lord Shuttleworth gave the hall to the National Trust, with a 99-year lease to Lancashire County Council. Both bodies jointly administer the hall and in 2015 the council provided £500,000 funding for restoration work on the south and west sides of the house. There are over 40 acres of woodland, beautiful formal gardens, and a hidden Walled Garden. It is a Grade I listed building. It is within the council area of Burnley (Lancashire).
Historic England Grade I Listed 1237626.

Place Type: Tudor House
Historic County: Lancashire
Lat, Long: 53.802848,-2.292914
Grid Reference: SD 8080 3410
Civil Parish: Ightenhill CP
Council Area: Burnley CA (Lancashire CA)
Strategic Authority Area: Lancashire SA
Police Area: Lancashire PA

GBPN ID: 302007
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Gawthorpe_Hall,_Lancashire_302007

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