Probable site of post-medieval house, 'Old Hall', Old Hall Marsh Farm (EHER 11427)

A post-medieval house known as Old Hall. First recorded in 1777, its precise location is unknown. At present it is thought to have been located at the site of the present Old Hall Marsh Farm.

Approximate site of 'Old Hall', shown on the Chapman and Andre map of 1777. <1> <2> NRHE data transfer: 1999. Field survey. Old Hall, post-medieval house. It is first recorded on Chapman and Andre's map of 1777 in the same location as the present Old Hall Marsh Farm, with Old Hall Wharf (EHER 45659) a little to the south. Nowadays the name Old Hall refers to the former ale house known as The Ship or Ship Ahoy (EHER 39154). How Old Hall fitted into the manor of Tollesbury is unclear, its origin and location remain uncertain. <2> <3> The popular stories of 'Mehalah' and 'The Mistress of Broadmarsh' immortalise and describe the house. Although how accurate these descriptions are is unclear and has possibly given Old Hall something more of a mystery and grandeur than it actually had. <4> <5> See also <6> <7>.