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New Hall
Hob Uid: 372896
Location : Essex Uttlesford High Roothing
Grid Ref : TL5803016240
Summary : Site of a late 15th/16th century house and chapel and the extant remains of a moat. An E-plan house with a two storey porch was built on the site, probably soon after 1544. Part of the house, chapel and porch were recorded in 1914 but were destroyed by bombing in 1943, so that the only remains of the house are footings which act as shoring for the moat. The moat itself is 70 metres square with an average width of 7 metres. The original barn remains which is a Grade II* listed building.
More information : (TL 58041625) Newhall (GT) Moat (GT) Chapel (GT) (Remains of) (St) (1) Newhall - early 16th century; a moat surrounds the house. (2) Chapel at Newhall. "This small building appears as though it might have been originally a porch over the main entrance to the house from a quadrangle or front court-yard, but it is now called the 'Chapel' and may have formed the porch to a chapel, now demolished, which once belonged to the mansion. Morant says (History of Essex II p466) that the house originally had a chapel belonging to it, but he does not give his authority for the statement". (3) The moat has been partly filled in along the South arm. Condition good. Newhall (52/5816/0624) and the remains of the Chapel (52/5816/0423) were both destroyed by bombing in 1943. The site of Newhall is now part of the garden and the new farmhouse has been built over the site of the Chapel. (4) The original Newhall was of 16th c origin according to the present owner; only the footings of the E side of the house survive as shoring to the moat. There is no trace of the chapel. The near complete homestead moat around the modern house measures overall c 70.0m E-W by c 70.0 N-S, with waterfilled arms c 7.0m wide. Part of the S arm has been filled in. Published survey (25") revised. (5) An E-plan house with a two storey porch was built on the site, probably soon after 1544. Part of the house, chapel and porch were recorded in 1914 but were destroyed by bombing in 1943. (7) Please note there are two buildings known as 'New Hall' in Essex and the licence to crenellate was granted to New Hall in Boreham (TL 71 SW 12) rather than this one. (6)

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Source details : OS 6" 1923
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Source details : Essex Review XIII 229 (M Christy)
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Source details : Oral information from Mrs R A W Stevenson, Newhall Farm High Roding (Oral)
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Source details : F2 JRL 02-JUL-73
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Source details : Researched as part of a comment about the incorrect association with the crenellation licence received via Pastscape [20-JAN-2005]
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Source details : District of Uttlesford, 17-OCT-1983
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built late 15th-16thC
Monument End Date : 1599
Monument Start Date : 1466
Monument Type : Moat, Manor House
Evidence : Earthwork, Documentary Evidence, Conjectural Evidence

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : After 1544
Monument End Date : 1544
Monument Start Date : 1544
Monument Type : House, Private Chapel, Moat, Earthwork
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Destroyed 1943
Monument End Date : 1943
Monument Start Date : 1943
Monument Type : House, Private Chapel
Evidence : Documentary Evidence

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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 352719
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : TL 51 NE 10
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1950-02-17
End Date : 1950-02-17

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1973-07-02
End Date : 1973-07-02

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