Bewsey Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire (LANCASTER IMPRINTS, #17)

by Jennifer Lewis, Richard Heawood, and Christine Howard-Davis

Rachel Newman (Editor), Adam Parsons (Illustrator), Emma Carter (Illustrator), and Marie Rowland (Illustrator)

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The origins of Bewsey Old Hall, in the Royal Forest of Burtonwood, probably lie in the late twelth or early thirteenth century, when it was held by the influential Butler family, barons of Warrington. Although much altered and diminished, Bewsey Old Hall still stands, beginning its existence as an aisled hall, surrounded by out-buildings. It is not clear when the site was moated, but a local watercourse was probably diverted at an early stage. Badly damaged by fire in the fourteenth century, the hall was substantially rebuilt, wholly or partially in stone. Parts of this complex of medieval buildings...Read more
  • ISBN10 1907686029
  • ISBN13 9781907686023
  • Publish Date 31 December 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Oxford Archaeology North
  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 256
  • Language English