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Martholme

Coordinates : 53°48′00″N 2°22′36″W / 53.8000°N 2.3768°W / 53.8000; -2.3768 Martholme is a Grade I listed medieval manor house standing on the banks of the River Calder 1 + 1 ⁄ 4...

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Coordinates: 53°48′00″N2°22′36″W / 53.8000°N 2.3768°W / 53.8000; -2.3768

Martholme is a Grade I listed medieval manor house standing on the banks of the River Calder1+1⁄4 miles (2 km) from Great Harwood, Lancashire, England and 5 miles (8 km) north-east of Blackburn.

History

In the 13th century, the house belonged to the de Fitton family.[1] It was passed through marriage to the Hesketh family. Parts of the current building date from Medieval times.[2] Additions and alterations took place in 1561, when the gatehouse was rebuilt and 1607.[1]

The house was rebuilt in 1577 by Thomas Hesketh (d. 1588), High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1563.[3] He added an east wing and a gatehouse.[1] Later work was carried out during the time of his son Robert Hesketh (d. 1620), High Sheriff in 1599 and MP for Lancashire in 1597, who added a second arched gateway.[3] After his death his last wife Jane married Sir Richard de Hoghton and left Martholme to be leased out to tenant farmers. With the death of Jane ownership passed to her son Thomas but the Heskeths never reoccupied the house itself.[4]

After the Civil War the Hesketh family, as Catholics, were heavily fined, losing much of their land at Great Harwood. As a result, Martholme was neglected. It is now a private residence but much of the house has been demolished.[4] It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.

Architecture

Martholme gatehouse, built 1561

Martholme is constructed, to a T-shaped floor plan, of sandstone rubble, now rendered, with a slate roof.[2] It was originally surrounded by a moat, of which there are still traces.[3]

La puerta de entrada del siglo XVI se encuentra a unos 23 m (75 pies) al sur de la casa. [ 3 ] También está construida de arenisca, con techos de pizarra. [ 5 ] Es rectangular y mide aproximadamente 13,34 m (43 pies 9 pulgadas ) por 6,1 m (20 pies) . [ 3 ] La entrada es un arco de piedra redondo. [ 1 ] El edificio tiene tres tramos y consta de dos plantas. [ 5 ]     

English Heritage catalogó la casa como edificio protegido de Grado  I el 11 de julio de 1966. [ 2 ] La catalogación de Grado I —la más alta de las tres categorías— se otorga a edificios «de interés excepcional, considerados a veces de importancia internacional». [ 6 ] La caseta de entrada ha recibido una catalogación independiente de Grado II*. [ 5 ]  

Véase también

Referencias

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Hartwell y Pevsner , págs. 311–312
  2. 1 2 3 Historic England , "Martholme (1205981)" , Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra , consultado el 6 de agosto de 2011
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Farrer y Brownbill (1912) , págs. 291–300
  4. 1 2 "Martholme Manor House, Great Harwood" , consultado el 15 de enero de 2013
  5. 1 2 3 Historic England , "Puerta de entrada en Martholme (1072735)" , Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra , consultado el 6 de agosto de 2011
  6. ↑ "Edificios catalogados" , Lista del Patrimonio Nacional de Inglaterra , English Heritage, archivado del original el 26 de enero de 2013 , consultado el 6 de agosto de 2011.
Bibliografía

Lecturas adicionales

  • Pollard, Louie (1978), Great Harwood Gleanings , Biblioteca de Lancashire, ISBN 0-902228-37-4