Editing Gawsworth Old Hall (section)

===Structures===
Four structures in the grounds around the hall are recorded in the [[National Heritage List for England]] as a designated Grade&nbsp;II [[Listed building#England and Wales|listed buildings]]; Grade&nbsp;II listing means that a building or structure is considered to be "of special interest".<ref name=list>{{Citation |url=http://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/what-is-designation/listed-buildings/ |title=Listed Buildings |access-date=25 March 2015 |publisher=Historic England}}</ref> The 17th-century gatehouse is constructed in brick with [[ashlar]] dressings and a stone slate roof, in two storeys and three bays.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1311100 |desc=The Gatehouse, Gawsworth Old Hall |access-date=1 August 2012 |mode=cs2}}</ref> The gate [[pier (architecture)|piers]] date from the late 17th or early 18th&nbsp;century. They are in painted ashlar surmounted by 20th-century ball [[finial]]s.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1159298 |desc=Gatepiers approximately 20 yards to northeast of Gawsworth Old Hall |access-date=1 August 2012 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=x}}</ref> The garden walls were built in the 16th&nbsp;century, with later additions and alterations. They are constructed in brick with ashlar dressings. At the southern end is a large rectangular enclosure.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1139501 |desc=Garden walls at Gawsworth Old Hall |access-date=1 August 2012 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=x}}</ref> In nearby woodland are the grave and memorial to Samuel "Maggoty" Johnson,<ref name=magg/> a playwright said to have been the last professional jester in England,<ref name=anon1/> who lived in the hall and died in 1773 aged 82.<ref name=magg>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1329714 |desc=Maggoty Johnson's Grave, Gawsworth |access-date=1 August 2012 |mode=cs2|fewer-links=x}}</ref> A table tomb over the grave consists of an inscribed stone slab on a brick [[plinth]]. Adjacent to it is another inscribed stone slab, dating from the 19th&nbsp;century.<ref name=magg/>