Baguley Hall is a 14th century timber framed

Timber framing

Timber framing , or half-timbering, also called in North America "post-and-beam" construction, is the method of creating structures using heavy squared off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs . It is commonplace in large barns...

 hall in Baguley

Baguley

Baguley is a locality in Wythenshawe, and an electoral ward of the city of Manchester in North West England.Historically within Cheshire, the town is mentioned as Bagelei in the Domesday Book of 1086.-History:...

, Greater Manchester

Greater Manchester

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 . It is listed as a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument

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The current hall, though dating to the 14th century, may be on the site of an earlier hall, possibly from the 11th or 12th century. The 14th-century hall was built by Sir William de Baguley or one of his two sons, John and William. It is built entirely of timber with wattle and daub walls, probably the oldest timber great hall surviving in England and using timbers of unusual size.

Alterations were made to the hall in the 17th and 18th centuries, when the south wing was added and the north wing was remodelled. The hall was used as a farm building until the mid 20th century when it was abandoned.

The hall is owned by English Heritage

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 and is listed on the Buildings at Risk Register, rating its condition as "fair".

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester
  Grade I listed buildings in Greater Manchester
  -See also:*Architecture of Manchester*Conservation in the United Kingdom*Grade II* listed buildings in Greater Manchester*List of tallest buildings in Manchester*Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester-Bibliography:...
  
  
• Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester
  Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester
  There are 37 Scheduled Monuments in Greater Manchester, a metropolitan county in North West England. In the United Kingdom, a Scheduled Monument is a "nationally important" archaeological site or historic building that has been given protection against unauthorised change...