Early-mid 19th century decoy pond, 'Old Moze Hall Decoy', Beaumont cum Moze (EHER 17372)
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Summary
A duck decoy pond which is roughly circular, and has a single arm. It is visible on aerial photographs and marked on the NMP cropmark plot. It was last worked in 1841 and by 1890, the pipes are said to be 'obliterated'.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TM 2121 2657 (96m by 118m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BEAUMONT-CUM-MOZE, TENDRING, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
An undated duck decoy pond which is roughly circular pond, single arm. It is visible on aerial photograph and marked on the NMP cropmark plot. <1> - <9>
Old Moze Hall Decoy was situated in the parish of Beaumont-cum-Moze near the N.W. corner of Hamford Water. The pool was nearly circular, one hundred yards wide, and had six pipes, which in 1890 were said to be obliterated. It was last worked in 1841 by the widow of Mr. Joseph Salmon, who for some years rented the decoy and mansion from the Governors of Guy's Hospital. <10>
Sources
- <1> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
- <2> SEX53326 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-3403. May 1946.
- <3> SEX53327 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. 1946. MAL-31-80-178.
- <4> SEX67015 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4229.
- <5> SEX67016 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1955. F21/58/RAF/1672/276.
- <6> SEX67017 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1946. 106G-UK 1492-4230.
- <7> SEX67018 Aerial Photograph: Strachan, D.. 1996. CP/96/50/12.
- <8> SEX67019 Aerial Photograph: Meridian Airmaps Limited. unknown. MAL/039/74/126, 128.
- <9> SEX67020 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1950. 58/507/PT2/5289.
- <10> SEX77052 Article in serial: Glegg, W.. 1943-1944. The Duck Decoys of Essex, part 2. Essex Naturalist. XXVII. 211-225. p.221.