Moat Farmhouse (EHER 7009)

16th century and later timber framed manor house.

Late 16th or early 17th century modified L-plan house, timber-framed and plastered. Large `modern' additions on the east side and at the end of the north wing. <1> August 1952. Grade II listed. 16th century and later manor house, roofed with handmade tiles. H-plan house with a two bay hall range with an axial chimneystack at the south end; a 16th century three bay south cross-wing, chimneystack to the east; also a probably 18th century north cross-wing. 16th century extension to the rear of the south cross-wing. 19th century single storey extension to the south. 19th century doorcase, windows; early 17th century inserted ceiling in the south cross-wing. Crown post roof in the south wing (crown posts and collar purlins gone.) Rear extension to this wing has horizontal section joists, original timbers, and an unglazed but blocked window with diamond mullions on the first floor; also original floorboards. Traces of original pargetting enclosed in 18th century extension to the north. <2> See photos <3>. See also <4> <5> <6>. Moated site - see EHER 7008. NRHE data transfer: Moat Farm [NAT]. <7> This site is included in a survey of moats in the Haverhill area. The site has altered morphologically between 1900 and 1983. (See illustration card). <6>