[1] The house was begun by Lord Mohun in 1707 but abandoned after he was killed in a duel with the Duke of Hamilton in 1712.

His youngest son, also William Taylor Birchenough, was a pioneering aviator and test pilot.

[1] In the 1960s the hall was given over to Cheshire County Council and became a home for elderly women who were either physically, or mentally disabled.

There was a large staff of carers, chefs, domestics and gardeners who looked after the residents and the grounds.

A lot of the local people who lived in Gawsworth village worked at the hall.