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Old Courthouse, Hawkshead
The Old Courthouse is located near Hawkshead Hall, about half a mile north of the village of Hawkshead. It dates from the 15th century and is all that now remains of a group of buildings which formed a quadrangle of a manorial grange which once belonged to Furness Abbey. The building has a gateway arch, above which is a 41 ft long court room where the manorial courts were held; the lower floor was used as a farm building. Eventually the whole building was converted for farm use. The Old Courthouse was gifted to the National Trust in 1932. The building is normally locked, but the key can be requested from the National Trust shop in Hawkshead. The Old Courthouse is a Grade II* Listed building on the National Heritage List for England.
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HAWKSHEAD COURTHOUSE - List Entry
- "Purpose uncertain, probably courthouse, now farm building with 1st floor exhibition hall. Possibly C13 but probably C15, with later alterations and restorations, 1849 and 1932. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings, …
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Pat Thomson
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Hawkshead Courthouse
- "Hawkshead Courthouse is all that remains of the medieval manorial farm belonging to Furness Abbey, which until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537 owned the whole of High Furness. …
Added by
Pat Thomson
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Old Church: This is the Old Courthouse/Gatehouse at Hawkshead Hall Farm - Early 20th Century
- Small building with stepped gables, and arch over the lane to the farm buildings. Wheelbarrow in corner of field. Courthouse probably C15th. Recess above entrance archway, possibly for a statue....Image …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
from https://historicengland.org.u…
HAWKSHEAD COURTHOUSE - List Entry
- "Purpose uncertain, probably courthouse, now farm building with 1st floor exhibition hall. Possibly C13 but probably C15, with later alterations and restorations, 1849 and 1932. Stone rubble with ashlar dressings, …
Added by
Pat Thomson
from https://www.visitcumbria.com/…
Hawkshead Courthouse
- "Hawkshead Courthouse is all that remains of the medieval manorial farm belonging to Furness Abbey, which until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537 owned the whole of High Furness. …
Added by
Pat Thomson
from https://www.sankeyphotoarchiv…
Old Church: This is the Old Courthouse/Gatehouse at Hawkshead Hall Farm - Early 20th Century
- Small building with stepped gables, and arch over the lane to the farm buildings. Wheelbarrow in corner of field. Courthouse probably C15th. Recess above entrance archway, possibly for a statue....Image …
Added by
Simon Cotterill
