Site of Little Lawford Hall
The site of Little Lawford Hall, a country house that dates back to the Medieval period. The house was demolished during the Imperial period but traces of the building survive as earthworks. It was situated at Little Lawford.
1 Little Lawford Hall appears to have been built temp. Henry VII (1489-1505), with additions at the time of James I and early 18th century.
2 The house was pulled down c1790, and what seems to have happened is that the stables were then made habitable. They have a date 1604, but the details look c1800.
3 In 1790 the hall, which stood directly opposite the existing mill, was demolished together with a domestic chapel and nothing remains except the stabling – which is a very substantial 15th century building restored in 1604. This has been named Little Lawford Hall for at least 40 years. The site of the original hall is marked by disturbed foundations at the above grid reference.
4 Listed Building description.
5 Illustration prior to demolition.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
The scene of the murder of Sir Theodosius Boughton. His brother-in-law, a Captain Boughton, was found guilty of poisoning him with laurel water in 1781.
The hall was sold to the Caldecote family in 1790, who demolished it.
Source: “Historic Warwickshire” by J Tom Burgess
The stable block remains and there are a couple of photos (new and old) that can be viewed on this website if you look for ‘Little Lawford Hall‘ and ‘Little Lawford Haunted Hall‘.
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