Site of late 18th century decoy pond, 'East Hall Decoy', East Hall farm (EHER 46136)
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Summary
Now destroyed. The site of a decoy pond which is recorded on an estate map of 1768 and known to have undergone repairs in 1790. It must have gone out of use by the time of the Tithe map in 1839. It was stated in 1886 that it had been disused for many years.
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Location
| Grid reference | TM 0289 0884 (point) Approximate location as shown on <2>. |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
A decoy pond is recorded on an estate map of 1768 and it is still visible in its original form on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777. Bate Dudley carried out repairs to this pond in around 1790. By the time of the Tithe map (1839), only one pond remains in Bradwell (see EHER 45966) and so this one must have already gone out of use. <1> <2>
East Hall Decoy is situated in the parish of Bradwell, one mile and a half N.E. from the village and about midway between Sales Point and Bradwell Chapel. It was stated in 1886 that it had been disused for many years, but had been worked in present memory and that its position could still be discerned. <3>
Sources
- <1> SEX65256 Report: O'Connor, T.. 2006. Bradwell-on-Sea: Historic Settlement Assessment.
- <2> SEX1417 Map: Chapman, J. and Andre, P.. 1777. Map of the County of Essex (C&A map). Paper.
- <3> SEX76539 Article in serial: Glegg, W.. 1943. The Duck Decoys of Essex, part 1. Essex Naturalist. XXVII. 191-207. p.206.