Medieval to post-medieval moat and fishponds at The Old Hall (EHER 6269)

Remains of a medieval to post-medieval moat and two fishponds at Old Hall. The house has some 16th century elements (a chimney stack) but has been extensively modernised.

Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import: Old Hall (NR) Moat (NR). <1> Moat, partly filled in on the east and west sides. The house is modern but has a late 16th century chimney stack. South of the moat are two fishponds. In good condition in 1950 according to OS card. <2> - <4> Manorial site according to Wright's History of Essex. <5> March 1975. Field survey. The remains of a part-waterfilled homestead moat surround Old Hall, but it has been disfigured by later landscaping. A depression on the north-east side of the house marks its course but elsewhere it is waterfilled, and averages 10.0m wide. The house is as described by <4> but is not outstanding. See ground photograph. There are two fishponds to the south of the house at TL 71772406 and TL 71862410; the western one is waterfilled and landscaped but the other is dry, and measures 63.0m by 32.0m and about 1.5m deep. A modern fishpond has been constructed at TL 71702404. Published survey (25") revised. <6> <7> Tracing of OS plan of moat and fish ponds in SMR, and also on back of MSRG card. <8> Incomplete, irregular. <9> Sketch plan on back of MSRG card. <10> See also: <11> <12>