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Original - Gawthorpe Hall is an Elizabethan house situated southeast of the small town of Padiham, in the borough of Burnley, Lancashire, England. It as a pele tower, a strong square structure built in the 14th century as a defence against the invading Scots. Around 1600 a Jacobean mansion was dovetailed around the pele but the true glory of the hall was the 1850 re-design of the house by Sir Charles Barry who eventually on to design the Houses of Parliament.
Reason
A good composition showing a classical piece of British architecture, it adds substantially to the article.
Articles this image appears in
Burnley, Gawthorpe Hall, Sir Charles Barry
Creator
Childzy

Not promoted MER-C 10:00, 2 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]