Gainsborough Old Hall

Built around 1460 by Sir Thomas Burgh as a home & demonstration of their wealth & power. It was also home to Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of Henry VIII, briefly when she was married to a Burgh & later widowed. Now owned by English Heritage & open to the public.

[bkb in the city]

Very nice building

[Casablanca]

Lovely looking place

[Dawn]

A lovely building

[Susan Wakely]

What a great looking building.

[Babs]

What a grand building.

[Kathy A]

Such a great mix of architecture

[Barb]

Love this, Carole! Historical architecture is so beautiful and fascinating!

[Islandgirl]

What neat architecture!

[Kerry McCarthy]

Wow, such amazing history.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Such a lovely old building full of history and charm!

[Shutterbug]

Looks like beautiful architecture. It has had an interesting history.

[KWind]

Large lovely looking building!

[Diana]

Great shot of this lovely building. I cannot imagine living in something like this ;-)

[moni kozi]

Wonderful building

[JackieR]

Ooh it looks very interesting

[Boxplayer]

Looks totally splendid.

[Wylie]

What a lovely old classic!

[Dione Giorgio]

That would be first on my bucket list if I make up my mind to visit the locality. I just love buildings like this and reading their history.

[Peter Dulis]

Nice one :)

[Corinne]

A beaut Building

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot and great looking architecture.

[LManning (Laura)]

So many different surfaces and styles! Nicely presented.

[Granny7(Denise)]

Great building

[Carole Sandford]

@bkbinthecity @casablanca @Dawn @wakelys @onewing @kjarn @bjywamer @radiogirl @mccarth1 @beryl @shutterbug49 @kwind @ludwigsdiana @monikozi @30pics4jackiesdiamond @boxplayer @pusspup @sangwann @pdulis @cocobella @mittens @ljmanning @denful
Thank you all for your comments, it’s just as impressive inside too.

[JackieR]

@carole_sandford I think Phil took us there, and I think it was closed?!

[Phil Sandford]

It’s link to The Pilgrim Fathers and the Mayflower is fascinating also.

[Phil Sandford]

@30pics4jackiesdiamond Don’t recall that (but I’m old and slept alot since it may have happened) 😜

[Vesna]

Looks very interesting!