Monument record MCC7534 - Marks Tey Hall

Summary

Moat

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 917 232 (82m by 94m)
Map sheet TL92SW
Civil Parish MARKS TEY, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

Map

Type and Period (3)

Full Description

"Moat".<1> Incomplete, rectangular enclosure. Sketch plan on back of MSRG card.<2><3> The house is mainly C16 with earlier and later parts.<4> Other ref.<5> The barn to the south of the hall is of c.1400; timber-framed and brick nogged on the south of three bays. Some full height windows were intruded on the south in the C20. The original purpose of this building is uncertain but at some early date the first storey was fitted out as a granary.<4>

Site Assessment = Parts of the moat have been filled in on the access side; in good condition.<1>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> MENTION: unknown. unknown. SMR.
  • <2> LIST: unknown. unknown. TL92-022.
  • <3> Map: unknown. unknown. TL92-022.
  • <4> DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Colchester Rural. p.257.
  • <5> DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, p.180.

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Record last edited

Sep 2 2020 9:45AM

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