Gawthorpe Hall
Located in the NE corner of the ground floor
Lovely room of mid-range proportions, retaining much of its character though bearing the insinuating influence of Sir Charles Barry's mid-Victorian 'restorations.'
Live experience of costumed performers in the hall indicates that the acoustics would have been good and the sight lines excellent.
Decoration: The oak wainscotting which surrounds the room to a height of 5' is original. The lower panels are square and become elongated and fluted in the ones above.
1849--51 Barry renewed some lower sections of the screen and added sideboards as decorative extensions at each corner of the gallery. Other alterations included the massive carved stone chimneypiece on the W wall, tiled fireplace and elaborate replastered ceiling in Jacobean style, perhaps somewhat lower than the original, judging by the restricted height of the gallery.