Historic houses · West Midlands
Tixall Gatehouse
Tixall Gatehouse — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Tixall Gatehouse is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
Tixall Gatehouse is a 16th-century gatehouse situated at Tixall, near Stafford, Staffordshire and is all that remains of Tixall Hall which was demolished in 1927. The gatehouse is a Grade I listed building. Tixall was used as a prison for Mary, Queen of Scots for two weeks in 1586.
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Background
History
The manor of Tixall was held for many years by the Littleton family until 1507 when the Littleton heiress married Sir John Aston. The medieval manor house was replaced by Sir Edward Aston, High Sheriff of Staffordshire, in about 1555 and the Gatehouse was added in about 1580. The Gatehouse is a three-story rectangular structure, the balustraded facade of which is decorated with three orders of twinned columns. There are four octagonal corner turrets topped with cupolas and weather vanes. . The false witness Stephen Dugdale alleged that it was one of the meeting places of the supposed conspirators of the Popish Plot (c 1680 ).]] The Astons were later raised to the baronetage and to the…
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- Coordinates
- 52.8041, -2.0324
- County
- Staffordshire
- District
- Stafford
- Parish
- Tixall
- Postcode
- ST18 0XT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge
Sources
- wikidata: Q7810484 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Tixall Gatehouse (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Tixall Gatehouse?
- Tixall Gatehouse is in Staffordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode ST18 0XT), in the parish of Tixall.
- Is Tixall Gatehouse a listed building?
- Tixall Gatehouse is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Tixall Gatehouse?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode ST18 0XT. It sits within the Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge parliamentary constituency.