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| Monument Name |
Wickham Hall |
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| SMR Number |
8218 |
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| Summary |
Moat surrounds C17 house. |
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| Description |
Moat surrounds C17 house. Reset in a screen in the hall are several glass quarries, each with a bird. Illustration in RCHM. <1> Subrectangular moat, waterfilled and complex, except for part of the NW arm. Overall, it measures 112m x 110m, with an average width of the arms of 8m. It is on ground sloping SW down to the river 300m away. Water is fed into the moat from a spring at the W angle and flows on into a ditch at the S. The original entrance was probably on the NW arm, the site of the present drive to the house. <3> in <2> Copy of OS plan card is in SMR. <4> Incomplete, subrectangular moat. <5> Sketch plan on back MSRG card. <6> Diamond-leaded window containing 11 medieval stained glass quarries, in the house (see 8219 for house). 10 depict birds, one a tree. Window is not in situ, but has been recorded since C18. Formerly a palace of the Bishops of London. Traces of older buildings may remain under the present decoration. <7>
Site Assessment = Traces of older buildings may remain under the present decoration. <7> |
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| Monument Type(s) |
BISHOPS PALACE (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
MOAT (Dated 1066AD to 1539AD)
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| Monument Class(es) |
DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE
EARTHWORK
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Period
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1066AD to 1539AD Post Medieval
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| Status |
Not Known |
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| Administration Area |
WICKHAM BISHOPS, MALDON, ESSEX |
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National Grid Reference
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Square: TL81SW
Ref: 831106 |
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| Finds |
STAINED GLASS (WINDOW)
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| Events |
None listed
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Sources
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LIST : TL81-050 (unknown)
Map : TL81-050 (unknown)
Desc Text : An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex (RCHME) Vol 2, p259 Dated : 1921
Desc Text : SMR Form (unknown) Dated : 1960s to
Desc Text : TL81SW20 (unknown) Dated : 1976
Mention : TL81SW20 (Ordnance Survey) Dated : 1976
Desc Text : List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Maldon (Department of the Environment) p28 Dated : 1985
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