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HHER Number:10920
Type of record:Building
Name:MOOR FARM, NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL, MOOR PARK, RICKMANSWORTH

Summary

Post-medieval farmstead

Grid Reference:TQ 082 939
Map Sheet:TQ09SE
Parish:Three Rivers (Non Civil Parish), Three Rivers, Hertfordshire
Map:Show location on Streetmap

Monument Types

  • FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)

Associated Events

  • Watching brief at Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, 2007
  • Evaluation at Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, 1999 (Ref: HN253)

Protected Status

  • Listed Building (II) 158869: RANGE ON NORTHSIDE OF YARD AT NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
  • Listed Building (II) 158868: BARN ON WEST SIDE OF YARD AT NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
  • Listed Building (II) 158867: MOOR FARM HOUSE AT NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL
  • Listed Building (II) 158870: BARN ON EAST SIDE OF YARD AT NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Full description

Moor Farm developed in the 17th century, probably after the demolition of the manor house [10919]. Maps show that the layout of the farm buildings has changed little since the mid 19th century, with the farmhouse on the south side of the courtyard and ranges of barns to north, west and east. This layout is visible on the 1839 tithe map; trial trenching exposed the footings of an earlier (post-medieval) wall not shown on the 1839 map <1>. This and the remains of several walls of early to mid 19th century date found south of the 18th century barn [11411] suggests remodelling of the farmyard in the period 1800-39, including the demolition of the barn <3>.
This remodelling presumably took place in the 1820s, when the farmhouse was demolished <4>; this had been built in the 1660s as Moor House [30621].


RAF, 1941, Moor Farm and Sandy Lodge Road, Rickmansworth, PNO 8525 (Aerial Photograph). SHT15806.


<1> Hillelson, David, 1999, New science and technology block, Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Herts. Archaeological evaluation, RNO 699 (Report). SHT4822.


<2> Listed Buildings description (Digital archive). SHT6690.


<3> Turner, Chris, 2007, Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Herts: archaeological monitoring report, RNO 2275 (Report). SHT5057.


<4> Information from Martin Biddle, October 2014 (Verbal communication). SHT8303.

Sources and further reading

---Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1941. Moor Farm and Sandy Lodge Road, Rickmansworth. PNO 8525.
<1>Report: Hillelson, David. 1999. New science and technology block, Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Herts. Archaeological evaluation. field evaluation. RNO 699.
<2>Digital archive: Listed Buildings description.
<3>Report: Turner, Chris. 2007. Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Herts: archaeological monitoring report. watching brief. RNO 2275.
<4>Verbal communication: Information from Martin Biddle. October 2014.

Related records

11411Parent of: POST-MEDIEVAL FOUNDATIONS, MOOR FARM (NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL), MOOR PARK, RICKMANSWORTH (Monument)
30621Related to: SITE OF MOOR HOUSE, SANDY LODGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH (Monument)

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