Description

MAVESYN RIDWARE C.P. MAVESYN RIDWARE
SK 01 NE
6/107 Gatehouse at Old Hall
27.2.64

GV I

Gatehouse. C14 with early C18 alterations. Timber framing of massive
scantling largely refaced, and partly replaced in brick and stone; plain
tile roof with raised verges. 4-bay principal range aligned east-west
facing north, with a single-bay annexe at each end, on the same alignment.
2 storeys with stone ground storey and first floor offset. Central range
with 4 C18 chamfer mullioned first floor windows, each of 2-light, flanked
by a pair of slightly lower annexes. Small oval lights to the ground
floor, and to the first floor of the annexes. Gateway to left of centre
with ogee-moulded segmented arch and hood mould with ball stops. Rear
elevation. 3 bays of exposed timber framing at first floor level with
massive curved braces forming semi-circular patterns. The left hand bay
at first floor level has been faced in brick and contains a 2-light chamfer
mullioned window. Brick ground storey with 2-light window to left of
centre and single-light window to right. Segmental arched gateway to
right of centre with quarter round moulded arch. To the left hand side
of the range are a boarded door and a 2-leaf garage door. Flanking annexes
set back to each end. Projecting gabled stair wing attached to the rear
of the western (left hand) annexe: early C18; stone with stone coped brick
gable, find boarded door. The gatehouse range was entered from the gate
passage. This retains massive first floor beams and joists and timber
framed side walls. On each side is a blocked ogee-headed doorway. Interior.
The doors within the gate-passage gave access to a 2-bay room towards the
west and a single-bay room towards the east. Access to the first floor
is now via a staircase in the C18 wing to the south-west. The tie-beam
of the southern roof truss here is a re-used timber, probably the northern
gate arch which was replaced in stone; it retains a quarter-round moulding.
The first floor is open to the roof, and the main range was originally
divided into a pair of 2-bay chambers by a central closed truss. In the
end wall of each chamber is an ogee-headed door which leads into the assoc-
iated annexe. Arch-braced tie beams with crown posts. The crown posts
over the two open trusses have moulded caps and bases, and 4-way bracing
extending to crown plate and rafters. On the soffit of each of the two
tie beams immediately beneath the crown post is a carved boss. The three
closed trusses have braces extending up to the crown-plate and downwards
to the tie beam. They also have two vertical struts extending from tie
beam to rafters. The insides of the open trusses are fillet moulded.
Quarter round moulded wall plates with sophisticated scarf joints. The
roofs over the annexes, while less preserved appear to have been of crown
post construction also. According to Stebbing Shaw the gatehouse formed
one side of a quadrangular building which was still in existence in the
1660's. It was built by the Mavesin (Malvoisin) family and in 1403 came
to the Cawardens. B.o.E. pp. 203-4; Stebbing Shaw, The History and Antiquities
of Staffordshire, Vol 1 (1798) p.157.

Listing NGR: SK0812616784

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17540806

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