More information : (SO 8775 7443) Harvington Hall (NAT) Moat (NR) (1)
Harvington Hall, near Chaddesley Corbett, was originally a
timber-framed building on a sandstone foundation, standing in a homestead moat. Fifteenth century pottery has been recovered from the moat which was cleared in 1931 and a retaining wall built on the south bank.
The oldest part of the house is the low range forming the middle of the east side. See AO:60:326:5 . The house was fairly certainly rebuilt between 1569 and 1578, those parts of the earlier house which were retained (dating to the 15th, if not the 14th c.) being encased in brick. It was added to in 1701 and restoration carried out from 1931 onwards. (2)
The Hall is owned by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Birmingham and is open to the public. See plans and photograph - AO/60/326/3-5
The house is as described and as shown in AO/60/326/4 & 5.
The moat is waterfilled and well preserved. (3)
Harvington Hall and malthouse. Grade I. The house dates from the 14-15th century and was enlarged in Tudor times. It contains more Roman Catholic priests' hiding holes than any other house in England and a considerable number of interior wall paintings. It must have been one of the largest and most important houses in Worcestershire. (4-5)
Three probable fishponds associated with the Manor house are shown to NW of the moat (See AO:60:326:7) (SO 87527458; SO 87587457; SO 8766 7452) (6)
No change since report of 17 8 62.Of the three fishponds (6), the upper pond, nearest to the Hall, has been obliterated by the recent construction of another pond. Of the two other ponds, there are only slight traces of a pond-bay about 25.0m long, 0.2m high on its south east side and 0.6m high on the lower north west side at SO 87547461. (7)
Harvington Hall Grade 1 (see list for details) (8)
Additional reference. (9-10)
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