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Monument Number 351329
Hob Uid: 351329
Location : Lincolnshire East Lindsey Stixwould and Woodhall
Grid Ref : TF1880066270
Summary : The monument includes the remains of a medieval moated site at Halstead Hall. A series of earthworks defines a sub-rectangular moat up to 10 metres in width and a maximum of 2.5 metres in depth. The north western side of the moat is 82 metres in length and includes a central earthern causeway up to 7 metres in width which is considered to represent the original access to the island. The north eastern side of the moat is 75 metres in length and includes the remains of rectangular brick-bonded foundations approximately 1.5 metres by 2 metres on either bank. These are considered to represent modern features possibly marking the location of a narrow footbridge across the moat. The south eastern side of the moat is up to 67 metres in length and the south western length is approximately 70 metres. Excavations between 1980 and 1984 recovered material suggesting a date of about 1290 for the initial phase of moat construction. The moat is currently occupied by Halstead Hall (TF 16 NE 23), dated externally to the late 15/early 16th century and believed to represent the surviving wing of a larger building which once covered the majority of the moated island. Partial excavation suggests that this early building was probably of three-sided courtyard plan.
More information : [TF 18806627] Halstead Hall [NAT] Moat [G.T.]. (1) Of early 16th century bricks similar to those used to build Tattershall Castle [TF 25 NW 1] and the Tower on the Moor [TF 26 SW 1]. Outside the moat, now dry, is a barn of the same bricks. The Hall was probably built by a member of the Welby family. Halstead is mentioned in the will of Richard Welby in 1465. (2-3) Halstead Hall is now a farmhouse. Windows in the S.W. front are 19thc. insertions. In the N.W. gable is a 16th.c.mullioned and transomed window. See GPs 64/65/1 and 2 of Hall and AO 64/48/8 of the barn. Published survey (25") of the moat revised. (4) Since 1964 the Hall has been restored with minor changes to the exterior, notably the chimney which is now in Tudor style, and the dormer which has been removed. The garden in front of the house is now all lawn, and the adjacent side of the moat is waterfilled. Low remains of a causeway can now be seen in the NE arm. 25" survey revised. (5) The moat referred to by the previous authorities was visible as earthworks and mapped from good quality air photographs. The moat encloses an area 60m by 60m and is centred at TF 1880 6626. The north arms of the moat are slightly offset forming a possible entrance. It is possible the moat in its present form is a Post Medieval garden feature associated with the hall but it probably has Medieval origins. Extending west from the moat are a series of ditch defined rectilinear enclosures ranging in size from 20m by 10m to 110m by 40m. These have been ploughed flat. These features could be a Medieval manorial complex associated with the moat. A possible mound of unknown date or function sits to the south west of the moat. No features were visible on the available air photographs within the moat. (Morph No. LI.553.4.1-10) The hall has been recorded in TF 16 NE 23. This description is based on data from the RCHME MORPH2 database. (6) Excavations carried out in 1980-1 revealed evidence of an aisled timber building located in front of the present hall, pre-dating the late 13th century moat. (8-9)

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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Pre c1290
Monument End Date : 1280
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Monument Type : Timber Framed Building, Aisled Building
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : From c1290 -early C16
Monument End Date : 1532
Monument Start Date : 1280
Monument Type : Courtyard House, Moat
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Earthwork

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : c1290
Monument End Date : 1300
Monument Start Date : 1280
Monument Type : Moat
Evidence : Earthwork

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (National No.)
External Cross Reference Number : 30214
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External Cross Reference Source : SMR Number (Lincolnshire)
External Cross Reference Number : 40033
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External Cross Reference Source : MORPH2
External Cross Reference Number : LI.553.4
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TF 16 NE 10
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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-10-07
End Date : 1964-10-07

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Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1975-05-09
End Date : 1975-05-09

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Activity type : AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH INTERPRETATION
Start Date : 1992-07-01
End Date : 1997-03-01

Historic England Research Records

Monument Number 351329