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| HHER Number: | 30621 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | SITE OF MOOR HOUSE, SANDY LODGE ROAD, RICKMANSWORTH |
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Summary
1660s mansion superseded by Moor Park, but which survived as a farmhouse until the 1820s
| Grid Reference: | TQ 082 938 |
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| Map Sheet: | TQ09SE |
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| Parish: | Three Rivers (Non Civil Parish), Three Rivers, Hertfordshire |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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Monument Types
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
- FARMHOUSE (Post Medieval - 1501 AD to 1900 AD)
Associated Events
- Evaluation of the new dining hall site, Northwood Prep School, Moor Park, 2012 (Ref: HN1004)
Full description
Moor House was built in 1661-63 by Sir Richard Franklin, on the edge of higher ground above the Manor of the More [829, 10919]. It was itself succeeded by Moor Park [4133], but survived as the farmhouse at Moor Farm [10920] until the 1820s <1>.
The site of Moor House was identified by Martin Biddle from pictorial evidence, a watercolour painting showing 'a substantial brick house of two storeys and attics, with five Dutch gables to the frontage, and sliding sash windows that appear to be of a type that began to come into use in the late 1670s. The house was still standing when visited by Sir John Soane in about 1800 with a view to his making improvements. These were apparently never carried out' <2>. The 1766 map <3> shows the layout.
It had been thought that the house might be within the site of the post-medieval farmstead [10920], but nothing relating to it was found during evaluations there (now Northwood Prep School). A possible demolition layer containing hand-made post-medieval brick fragments on the site of the new dining hall, evaluated in 2012, was very thin <2>. Further research has pinpointed the site of the house on the north side of Sandy Lodge Road <1>.
<1> Information from Martin Biddle, October 2014 (Verbal communication). SHT8303.
<2> Densem, Robin, & Jones, Greg, 2012, New dining hall, Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: archaeological evaluation, RNO 3666 (Report). SHT17856.
<3> Dury & Andrews, 1766, A topographical map of Hartford-shire, from an actual survey… (Cartographic material). SHT3062.
Sources and further reading
| <1> | Verbal communication: Information from Martin Biddle. October 2014. |
| <2> | Report: Densem, Robin, & Jones, Greg. 2012. New dining hall, Northwood Preparatory School, Moor Park, Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire: archaeological evaluation. field evaluation. RNO 3666. |
| <3> | Cartographic material: Dury & Andrews. 1766. A topographical map of Hartford-shire, from an actual survey…. |
Related records
| 10920 | Related to: MOOR FARM, NORTHWOOD PREPARATORY SCHOOL, MOOR PARK, RICKMANSWORTH (Building) |
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