| HER Number (PRN): | 03904 |
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| Name: | Moat around the former Longner Hall |
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| Type of Record: | Monument |
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Protected Status: | None recorded |
Monument Type(s):
- GARDEN? (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1540 AD?)
- HOUSE (Medieval to Early 19th century - 1066 AD? to 1837 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
- MOATED SITE (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1540 AD)
Summary
There is some evidence that the house that preceeded the current Longner Hall [PRN 13207] was surrounded by a moat. Depicted by Repton in the early 19th century.
| Parish: | Atcham, Shrewsbury and Atcham, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ51SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 5285 1105 |
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Related records
| 13207 | Related to: Longner Hall and short section of forecourt wall adjoining to NW, Longner (Building) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
1985. There is in the possession of the present (1893) squire a view of an old stone house (demolished in 1803 see PRN 13207), surrounded by a moat, Elizabethan in style. It was reproduced by the late Mrs Stackhouse-Acton in her Garrisons of Shropshire .<1>
The name Moat Wood is marked on the OS 6 (1954) immediately to the NE of Longnor Hall. Within the wood is depicted a narrow, linear, water-filled feature and a pond <2>
Evaluated for MPP in 1990-1, Low score as one of 133 moated sites. <3>
A c.1790 illustration (reproduced as Plate 1) shows the main front of the old house as having faced NW. The house appears to have been of stone construction, comprising gour three storey gables with a lower single range to the SE side. A second image of the house was painted by Repton in his Red Book, 1803 (reproduced as Plate 2). This is taken from the SE and shows the side and back elevations of the house with the moat in the foreground. There would have been productive and possibly ornamental gardens associated with the old hall. A garden is reported at Longner, within the moat, by 1614. <4>
Mentioned in a gazetteer of 'castles' in Shropshire, although the sources of the information are not clear.<5>
Sources
| [00] | SSA20723 - Card index: Shropshire County Council SMR. SMR Sheets Collection. SMR record sheets. SMR Sheet for PRN SA 03904. |
| [01] | SSA1865 - Volume: Anon. 1893. Shropshire Notes and Queries. Notes Queries Shropshire. Ser 2, Vol 2. |
| [02] | SSA9113 - Map: Ordnance Survey. 1954. OS SJ51SW, 1954. OS National Grid Series. SJ51SW. 1:10560. |
| [03] | SSA20084 - TEXT: Horton Wendy B. 1990/ 1991. MPP Evaluation File. |
| [04] | SSA28499 - Management report: Chris Burnett Associates. 1995. Longner Park: restoration plan. Chris Burnett Associates Rep. |
| [05] | SSA29943 - Gazetteer: Jackson M. 1985. A gazetteer of Medieval castles in England. Part 33- Shropshire. p.27. |
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 8 2024 10:25AM |
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