Editing Gawsworth Old Hall (section)

==Present day==
Gawsworth Old Hall is south of the village of Gawsworth, {{convert|3|mi|km|0}} southeast of [[Macclesfield]]. Immediately to the west is the Grade&nbsp;I listed [[St James' Church, Gawsworth|Church of St James]], to the north beyond a fish pond is the Grade&nbsp;II* listed [[Gawsworth New Hall]], and nearby is the Grade&nbsp;I listed [[Gawsworth Old Rectory]]. The Old Hall was listed Grade&nbsp;I on 25&nbsp;July 1952.<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1139500 |desc=Gawsworth Old Hall |access-date=1 August 2012 |mode=cs2 |fewer-links=x}}</ref> Grade&nbsp;I listing is granted to buildings of "exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important", and encompasses only 2.5&nbsp;per cent of all listed buildings.<ref name=list/> The grounds have been designated Grade&nbsp;II* in the [[National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens]].<ref>{{National Heritage List for England |num=1000539 |desc=Gawsworth (Old) Hall |access-date=1 August 2012 |mode=cs2 |fewer-links=x}}</ref> Designation as Grade&nbsp;II* means that the site is "particularly important, of more than special interest".<ref>{{Citation |url=http://historicengland.org.uk/advice/hpg/hpr-definitions/g/534893/ |title=Definition; Grade II* |access-date=28 April 2011 |publisher=Historic England}}</ref>

The hall is open to the general public at advertised times.<ref name=home/> A series of events is held in the grounds and in the hall during the year.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.gawsworthhall.com/events.html |title=Events |access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=Gawsworth Hall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080441/http://www.gawsworthhall.com/events.html |archive-date=11 July 2011 }}</ref> There is a [[Alcohol licensing laws of the United Kingdom|licensed]] tea room in the grounds,<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.gawsworthhall.com/the_tea_rooms.html |title=Orchard Tea Rooms |access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=Gawsworth Hall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711075841/http://www.gawsworthhall.com/the_tea_rooms.html |archive-date=11 July 2011 }}</ref> and the hall is also licensed for [[Wedding#Civil wedding|civil weddings]]. Ceremonies are conducted in the Long Hall, and receptions can be held in a marquee in the grounds.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.gawsworthhall.com/weddings.html |title=Weddings |access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=Gawsworth Hall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711080854/http://www.gawsworthhall.com/weddings.html |archive-date=11 July 2011 }}</ref> During the summer months plays, concerts and other entertainments take place in the open-air theatre close to the hall.<ref>{{Citation |url=http://www.gawsworthhall.com/open-air-theatre.html |title=Open air theatre |access-date=5 March 2011 |publisher=Gawsworth Hall |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711081229/http://www.gawsworthhall.com/open-air-theatre.html |archive-date=11 July 2011 }}</ref>