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Gidlow Hall
Hob Uid: 43321
Location : Wigan Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SD6248007050
Summary : Farmhouse with datestones of 1574 and 1840 set within the main facade. The building stands on a platform and is surrounded by a roughly rectilinear moat crossed by a stone bridge at the front (the platform, moat and bridge are scheduled - National Monument Number 27586). The house is built of coursed rubble sandstone, with the rebuild constructed of coursed tooled blocks of sandstone. The front roof slope is formed with Welsh slates whilst the rear roof slope and most of the stair tower is of stone flags. It is believed that a substantial timber framed house existed on the site, the present originated in 1574 and includes many timbers thought to come from the earlier house. The 1574 house was a gabled stone structure of two storeys and a probable attic. The north-east corner of the building is served by a stone stair tower that may be contemporary with 1574 house, though subsequent rebuilding and reroofing means that the relationship of the stair tower to the main range has been lost. The other main period of construction was in 1840, though there was a probable intermediate phase of renovation in the 18th century. The 1840 rebuilding of the house is in the Tudor Gothic Revival style that was popular in the Victorian period.
More information : (SD 6248 0706) Gidlow Hall (NR) Moat (NR). (1) Homestead moat and Hall. The latter is mentioned in investigation of rights of way in 1584 and 1586. (2-3) Gidlow Hall bears the date 1574 but it appears to have been largely rebuilt in 1840. (See photograph) and is not outstanding. The moat is well preserved and waterfilled. Published survey (25") correct. (4) Gridlow Hall incorporating parts of 1574 walls. Md moated site. Grade 2. (5)

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Source details : Wigan, 10-MAY-1988
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Moat, House Platform, Bridge, Timber Framed House
Evidence : Earthwork, Structure, Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Dated 1574
Monument End Date : 1574
Monument Start Date : 1574
Monument Type : Farmhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C18
Monument End Date : 1799
Monument Start Date : 1700
Monument Type : Farmhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Dated 1840
Monument End Date : 1840
Monument Start Date : 1840
Monument Type : Farmhouse
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 27586
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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 97601
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 213577
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SD 60 NW 4
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1976-01-30
End Date : 1976-01-30

Associated Activities :
Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-01-01
End Date : 1995-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2003-01-01
End Date : 2003-12-31

Historic England Research Records

Gidlow Hall