Bradford; The Old Hall

Has been described as a Questionable Bastle

There are masonry ruins/remnants remains

NameBradford; The Old Hall
Alternative Names
Historic CountryNorthumberland
Modern AuthorityNorthumberland
1974 AuthorityNorthumberland
Civil ParishBelsay

At Bradford South Farm between the 19th century farmhouse and a group of 19th century planned farm buildings is a two-storeyed building which is the former Bradford Hall. It is a rectangular building 18.3m by 8.4m with walls up to 1m thick on the ground floor. The house was originally of three bays. The ground floor of the central bay was the hall. The building has unusually wide doorways. The main surviving features of the building is a 3.1m wide fireplace at the north end of the east wall. It is carved with the date 1567 and the initials GO, which probably stand for Gabriel Ogle, who built the hall. It was probably built in the mid-16th century. (Keys to the Past)

Gatehouse Comments

Barn here is a former house built in the style of a bastle, though with relatively thin walls. Dodds does not consider it a stronghouse, (though he has included it). It is dated 1567, with the initials GO for it's builder Gabriel Ogle. Dodds proceeds to explain the importance of the site as one of the original estates of the barony of Bolam. Site of DMV.

- Philip Davis

Not scheduled

Not Listed

County Historic Environment Record
OS Map Grid ReferenceNZ067795
Latitude55.1105194091797
Longitude-1.89528000354767
Eastings406780
Northings579570
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Books

  • Dodds, John F., 1999, Bastions and Belligerents (Newcastle upon Tyne: Keepdate Publishing) p. 270
  • Pevsner, N, et al. 1992, Buildings of England: Northumberland (London) p. 304 (2)