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Record Details

MonUID:MST107
HER Number:00107
Type of record:Monument
Name:Rodbaston Old Hall Moated Site

Summary

The scheduled remains of the manorial moated site of Rodbaston Old Hall and associated fishponds. The moat is probably the site referenced in a document of 1300, but appears to have been abandoned by the late 17th century.

Grid Reference:SJ 9210 1241
Map Sheet:SJ91SW
Parish:Penkridge, South Staffordshire District
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Monument Type(s):

  • MOAT (MEDIEVAL - 1066 AD to 1485 AD)

Associated Events:

  • EST1212 - A survey of moated sites in Staffordshire.
  • EST2484 - Heritage at Risk Survey 2013 (West Midlands Region)
  • EST2485 - Heritage at Risk Survey 2014 (West Midlands Region)
  • EST2552 - Heritage at Risk Survey 2015 (West Midlands Region)

Protected Status:

  • Scheduled Monument 1011893: Rodbaston Old Hall moated site and fishpond

Full description

A capital messuage and garden are recorded in documentary records of 1300. It appears to have been replaced by a new manor house by 1690 on the site of the present stables (cf. PRN 54240). (DAL 06/12/2010) <2>

Moated Site: A rectangular moated site surrounded by a water-filled moat. A causeway on the south side gives access to the interior. The interior is level except for a mound in the south-east corner. Generally raised circa 2 metres above natural ground level. <3>

Originally a double moat. The outer moat was in-filled at some point in the past. <4>

Identified as being at risk on the 2013 Heritage at Risk Register. (RS, 1-July-2016)<5>
Identified as being at risk on the 2014 Heritage at Risk Register. (RS, 1-July-2016)<6>
Identified as being at risk on the 2015 Heritage at Risk Register. (RH, 7-July-2016) <7>

Sources and further reading

<1>SST529 - Published Book: Robert Plot. 1686. The Natural History of Staffordshire. Page 449.
<2>SST3636 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1908. (VCH volume 1) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume I. Page 365.
<3>SST3723 - Designation Record: Department for Culture Media and Sport / English Heritage. Ongoing-2016. Scheduled Monument Designation Documents, Scheduled Monument Consents and Section 17 Management Agreements. MPP23/ AA 91430/1 - Schedule Entry - 20-Jan-1992.
<4>SST2865 - Survey Archive: R. A. Meeson (Staffordshire County Council). 1983-1986. Staffordshire Moated Site Survey (Survey Notes).
<5>SST269 - Published Book: J. E. C. Peters. 1969. The Development of Farm Buildings in Western Lowland Staffordshire up to 1880. pages 12, 27, 60, 93, 111, 125-7, 140, 163, 165, 172, 175, 179, plate 11c page 260.
<5>SST4753 - Published Book: English Heritage. 2013. Heritage at Risk Register 2013 (West Midlands). page 33.
<6>SST4906 - Published Book: English Heritage. 2014. Heritage at Risk Register 2014 (West Midlands). page 33.
<7>SST4907 - Published Book: Historic England. 2015. Heritage at Risk West Midlands Register 2015. Page 33.

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