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| HHER Number: | 6213 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SITE OF MEDIEVAL MANOR HOUSE, TYTTENHANGER, RIDGE |
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Summary
Manor belonging to St Albans Abbey
Monument Types
- MANOR HOUSE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1500 AD)
Associated Events
- Evaluation at Tyttenhanger Quarry, St Albans, 1996 (Ref: TR 31064DFA)
- Excavation at Tyttenhanger Park, 1999
Protected Status
- SHINE: Medieval Manorial Site, Tyttenhanger, Ridge
- Listed Building (I)
Full description
The manor of Tyttenhanger belonged to St Albans Abbey from before the Conquest <5>; a house was built here by Abbot Richard (1326-35) <1>, and rebuilt by Abbot William Heyworth at the beginning of the 15th century <6>. <5> notes that the house was a place of resort for the abbots and for the entertainment of guests, and was large enough to enable Henry VIII and his queen (Katharine of Aragon) to stay for a fortnight in 1528. The manor was granted to Sir Thomas Pope in 1547. The present house [9669] was built by Sir Henry Blount in 1654-1660 <1>. The cellars appear to be earlier, and evaluation of the park south of the house found medieval outbuildings and a boundary ditch indicating that the earlier house stood on the same site <2, 6>. Survey of earthworks around the standing building found evidence of a medieval moat and fishponds [12764] <6>, confirming the position of the medieval house.
For the deer park, see [9972]; for the medieval gatehouse and outbuildings, see [11784, 11786, 12763]; for tile kilns and corn drying ovens, see [10946, 10947], and for a late kiln, see [11785].
<1> Information from Stephen Castle, Letter, Jan 1981 (Unpublished document). SHT5014.
<2> Percival, J, & Richmond, A, 1996, Report on an archaeological field evaluation: Tyttenhanger quarry, St Albans, Herts, RNO 684 (Report). SHT2116.
<3> Howlett, Christopher E, 1995, Baseline study towards an environment assesement: archaeology and historic landscapes, Tyttenhanger, St Albans, Herts, RNO 198 (Report). SHT5674.
<4> Turner, C R, & Hunn, J R, 2000, A mitigation report on land at Tyttenhanger Park, Hertfordshire, RNO 762 (Report). SHT5463.
<5> Smith, J T, 1993, Hertfordshire houses: selective inventory, - p148-9 (Bibliographic reference). SHT16660.
<6> Hunn, Jonathan R, 2004, Tyttenhanger: excavation and survey in the parish of Ridge, Hertfordshire, undertaken by Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd (Bibliographic reference). SHT5484.
<7> Hunn, Jonathan, 2002, Tyttenhanger Park: the rise and fall of a manorial estate; Herts Past 52 (spring 2002), 7-22 (Article in serial). SHT2305.
<8> Howlett, Christopher E, & Lisboa, Isabel M G, 1996, Baseline study towards an environmental assessment: archaeology and historic landscapes. Tyttenhanger (east), St Albans, Herts, RNO 199 (Report). SHT8036.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Unpublished document: Information from Stephen Castle. Letter, Jan 1981. |
| <2> | Report: Percival, J, & Richmond, A. 1996. Report on an archaeological field evaluation: Tyttenhanger quarry, St Albans, Herts. field evaluation. RNO 684. |
| <3> | Report: Howlett, Christopher E. 1995. Baseline study towards an environment assesement: archaeology and historic landscapes, Tyttenhanger, St Albans, Herts. archaeological assessment. RNO 198. |
| <4> | Report: Turner, C R, & Hunn, J R. 2000. A mitigation report on land at Tyttenhanger Park, Hertfordshire. mitigation report. RNO 762. |
| <5> | Bibliographic reference: Smith, J T. 1993. Hertfordshire houses: selective inventory. - p148-9. |
| <6> | Bibliographic reference: Hunn, Jonathan R. 2004. Tyttenhanger: excavation and survey in the parish of Ridge, Hertfordshire, undertaken by Archaeological Services & Consultancy Ltd. |
| <7> | Article in serial: Hunn, Jonathan. 2002. Tyttenhanger Park: the rise and fall of a manorial estate; Herts Past 52 (spring 2002), 7-22. |
| <8> | Report: Howlett, Christopher E, & Lisboa, Isabel M G. 1996. Baseline study towards an environmental assessment: archaeology and historic landscapes. Tyttenhanger (east), St Albans, Herts. archaeological assessment. RNO 199. |
Related records
| 12763 | Parent of: LATER MEDIEVAL MASONRY OUTBUILDINGS, TYTTENHANGER (Monument) |
| 11784 | Parent of: MEDIEVAL MASONRY BUILDING, TYTTENHANGER (Monument) |
| 10947 | Parent of: MEDIEVAL TILE KILNS, TYTTENHANGER PARK (Monument) |
| 11785 | Parent of: POST-MEDIEVAL KILN OR INDUSTRIAL HEARTH, TYTTENHANGER (Monument) |
| 12764 | Parent of: REMAINS OF MOAT AND FISHPONDS, TYTTENHANGER HOUSE (Monument) |
| 11786 | Parent of: SITE OF LATE MEDIEVAL INNER COURTYARD RANGE AND GATEHOUSE, TYTTENHANGER (Monument) |
| 10946 | Parent of: SITE OF MEDIEVAL CORN DRYERS AND FIELD SYSTEMS, TYTTENHANGER PARK (Monument) |
| 9972 | Related to: MEDIEVAL DEER PARK, TYTTENHANGER, RIDGE (Monument) |
| 9669 | Related to: TYTTENHANGER HOUSE, RIDGE (Building) |
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