Information for record number MWA9018:
Hall House, Sawbridge, Warwickshire

Summary A hall house, a building comprising a public hall and private accomodation. It was built during the Medieval period and was a timber framed building. Alterations were made to it during the Post Medieval and Imperial periods. It is situated in Sawbridge.
What Is It?  
Type: Hall House, Timber Framed Building
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Wolfhampcote
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 50 65
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
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1 Structural and social analysis of Hall House documenting its development from relatively modest beginnings in the early 15th century to a timber framed Hall House of sophisticated structure and elegant decoration by circa 1500. In its heyday comprising a two-bay hall with additional in-line bay and two cross wings. Also its subsequent decline from the 17th century as changing family interests and architectural fashions relegated it to use as cottages for 'paupers, labourers and widows'. Attendant structural modifications included the replacement of much of the framing with stone in the 17th century and brick in the 18th century & 19th century, the addition of a kitchen wing in the 19th century and the demolition of the south cross wing in the 20th century .
2 Archaeological evaluation undertaken as a pre-planning application (for a future extension) south of the house revealed the heavily truncated remains of a 19th century wing. This wing was built after 1850 - the house was put up to auction at this time and no wing exists - but it is shown on the Ordnance Survey 1st edition map of 1884. It appears to have been demolished in the mid-20th century. Two linear hollows noted in the lawn to the rear of the house may mark the line of a former east wing.
 
Sources
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Social Pretensions in Architecture & Ancestry: Hall House, Sawbridge
Author/originator: Alcock, NW & Woodfield, CTP
Date: 1996
Page Number: 51-72
Volume/Sheet: Vol 76
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Evaluation Report
Title: Evaluation of land at Hall House, Sawbridge near Rugby
Author/originator: Cook, M
Date: 2001
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Images:  
A timber framed house at Sawbridge, Wolfhampcote
Copyright: Warwickshire County Council
Date: 2001
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Post Medieval About 1540 AD to 1750 AD (the 16th century AD to the 18th century AD)

The Post Medieval period comes after the medieval period and before the Imperial period.

This period covers the second half of the reign of the Tudors (1485 – 1603), the reign of the Stuarts (1603 – 1702) and the beginning of the reign of the Hannoverians (1714 – 1836).
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument HOUSE * A building for human habitation, especially a dwelling place. Use more specific type where known. back
monument HOLLOW * A hollow, concave formation or place, which has sometimes been dug out. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument KITCHEN * A building or room where food is prepared and cooked. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument HALL HOUSE * A house consisting of a public hall with private living accommodation attached. Built from the medieval period onwards. back
monument TIMBER FRAMED BUILDING * A building constructed with a basic timber framework; between the members are panels which can be infilled with timber, wattle and daub, plaster, brick or other materials. back
monument STRUCTURE * A construction of unknown function, either extant or implied by archaeological evidence. If known, use more specific type. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back
monument LAWN * A flat, and usually level area of mown and cultivated grass, attached to a house. back
monument PUBLIC HALL * A purpose-built hall (usually 19th century) which was available for public hire and could be used for a variety of activities, eg. lectures, meetings, balls and concerts. back

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