Navestock Hall (EHER 627)

The site of an 18th century house and ornamental gardens, demolished in 1811.

Site of the 18th century house demolished in 1811. On 0S 25" 1st ed, also on 1726 map, tracing is in SMR. <1> <2> <3> See 0624 for gardens to house Unlikely that this is the site of the medieval moated manor house belonging to St Paul's. It is uncheckable in the absence of documents regarding the construction of the 18th century hall. <4> Information from NRHE data transfer. Navestock Hall <5> 400 yds North East of Navestock Hall Farm is the site of an 18th c mansion which was demolished in 1811. Later, Countess Waldegrave built a summerhouse on the site, and on her death in 1879 her husband erected a stone memorial in its stead. To the South West are the remains of an ornamental pond. Suggested as a decoy by RCHM, but this is incorrect. <6> <7> This site is now occupied by a coppice and dense undergrowth. All that can be recognised is the memorial stone and the (?) pond. <8> The site of the hall is as described by F1. The remains of the 18th century ornamental gardens, shown on a map of 1726, survive in woodland centred TQ 54359841 and comprise part of the landscaped lake which extended from the hall in the SW direction. <9> see also <10>