Posted on 15 May 2011 by David Tixall gatehouse from the lake Tixall gatehouse is a sixteenth century building, all that now remains of a stately home. As the Staffs & Worcs canal passes it widens into a “lake”, intended to give a scenic view. Post navigationPrevious post: Sycamore leaf with gallsNext post: Heron at Trent-Sow confluence