Record Details
| MonUID: | MST57 |
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| HER Number: | 00057 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Littywood Moated Manor House / Littywood House, Bradley |
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Summary
The listed manor house dates to c.1400 with 16th century and later alterations. The earliest part of the house was an open hall supported by cruck trusses. It lies within a circular moat (see PRN 00056).
Monument Type(s):
Protected Status:
- Listed Building (II) 1243064: Littywood House
- Scheduled Monument 1017856: Littywood Moated Site
Full description
Timber Framed Building / Cruck / Manor House: A 16th century house cased in brick but containing a cruck-framed hall of circa 1400. A two bay hall with two bay solar and screens passage. Open truss over hall has arched braces to collar beam. Originally thatched, now with tile roof. <1> <2>
The hall is sat within a scheduled moated site. <3>
Sources and further reading
| <1> | SST3986 - Written: Malcolm Hislop and Richard Bond (Staffordshire County Council). 1983. Buildings of Staffordshire: Timber-Framed Buildings of Stafford District. Page 62. |
| <2> | SST3639 - Published Book: The Victoria History of the Counties of England. 1958. (VCH volume 4) A History of the County of Stafford, Volume IV, Staffordshire Domesday and West Cuttlestone Hundred.. Pages 74-75. |
| <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. |
Related records
| 00056 | Part of: Littywood Moat, Bradley (Monument) |
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