More information : (NZ 16821685) Gainford Hall (NR) (1)
Gainford Hall built in 1605.Grade I.Also in the grounds,a beehive
dovecote(at NZ 16841680).Grade II,probably Medieval. (2)
Hall ruinous in the 19thc.,"but has been well restored". (3)
Gainford Hall is a good example of the period and in use as a
farmhouse.The dovecote is also in a reasonable state of preservation.
(4)
9/121 Gainford Hall
7.1.52
GV I
Manor house, c.1603 for John Cradock, Vicar of Gainford, restored in
late C19. Sandstone rubble with alternating flush quoins; pantiled
roof with up to 5 courses of sandstone flags at eaves; restored
ashlar stacks. Tall, nearly square plan with central gabled
projections (those to front and rear full-height porches, those to
returns stair towers). Internal split-level double-pile plan with
4-storey rear and 2-storey plus basement front. Double-chamfered
stone-mullioned windows, some transomed, of varying widths.
3-bay front. 3-storey porch: 8 steps to round-headed doorway in
elaborate doorcase with fluted pilasters, entablature with initials
I.C., and shaped pediment with shield, strapwork and finials; 5-light
windows with 2-light returns to first and second floors. Gable has
moulded coping and finials. Walls flanking porch: basement has four
2-light windows; ground floor has 6-light hall window to left and
3-light window to right; first floor has two 3-light windows. Roof:
3 steeply-pitched ridges, parallel to front, have slightly-projecting
eaves. Central ridge has groups of 4-3-4- conjoined and corniced
stacks. Left return has 3 gables; 4-storey left bay, 3-storey stair
tower and right bay; basement doorway with chamfered jambs and
basket-arched lintel; similar 3- and 4-light windows. Gables have
moulded coping and finials. Right return similar; stair tower has
blocked opening with Tudor-arched head. Rear has 4-storey porch with
C20 part-glazed door in chamfered surround under restored
Tudor-arched head; 4-light window above; worn tablet in Ionic
aedicule has shield and initials IC MC RC and date 1600(?); two
4-light windows above, upper window under hoodmould. Gable has
moulded coping and finials. Flanking walls have similar windows.
Interior: stone-flagged passage leads from rear service range,
via flight of stone steps, into hall. Hall has early C17 oak
panelling, several 8-panel doors, segmental-arched fireplace and
plaster frieze. Dining room has similar
panelling and moulded ceiling cornice. Great Chamber above
hall, now subdivided, has Tudor-arched fireplace. Close-wall west
staircase of stone. East staircase never completed. First floor
apartment open to roof trusses possibly intended as a gallery.
Attached outbuildings to rear not of special interest.
Gainford Hall is highly sophisticated in plan and elevation and has
been tentatively attributed to Robert Smythson.
G.A. Fothergill, "Gainford Hall", The Antiquary, May 1910.
9/124 Dovecote, 45 metres south of Gainford Hall
7.1.52
II*
Dovecote. C17 or earlier. Sandstone rubble exterior with
roughly-dressed sandstone interior. Circular plan, about 4 metres in
diameter. Tapering, slightly-convex elevation, about 6 metres high,
has 3 stages defined by projecting stone bands. Small doorway at
ground level has chamfered lintel and alternating jambs. Interior has
nesting boxes and alighting ledges. Domed roof of rubble with
irregular, central oculus.
9/122 Garden wall, 20 metres south-east of Gainford Hall
GV II
Wall. Probably C17. Sandstone rubble with massive, flat coping. Wall
about 0.7 metre in thickness and 1.5 to 2.0 metres high runs east for
20 metres then south for about 40 metres, then south-east for about
20 metres. Opening at northern end. C19 loose-box attached to wall at
northern end not of special interest. Included for group value.
9/123 Garden wall, 20 metres south-west of Gainford Hall
GV II
Wall. Probably C17. Sandstone rubble with massive, flat coping.
Wall about 0.7 metre in thickness and 1.5 to 2.0 metres high runs
west for about 80 metres then north-west for about 50 metres.
Included for group value. (5)
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