Site of Medieval moat, Bowers (EHER 948)
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Summary
The site of a medieval to post-medieval house and moat. The site is now under pasture.
Map
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TL 6256 1201 (133m by 84m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | GOOD EASTER, CHELMSFORD, ESSEX |
Type and Period
Description
Original HER entry merged with NRHE data import.
Moat. <1>
Possibly moated homestead site. <2>
Field survey, 1950
Possible moat at the site of Bowers. There is a ditch to the south of the site. (House not listed by RCHM or DOE (HHR)). <3>
Field Survey, 1976
Site could not be positively identified in 1976 by the OS. Ground is permanent pasture. Pond at TL 62511201 is connected by a dry ditch to a moated site south of the vicarage (EHER 0945), seems to be associated with the site. No trace of building foundations seen. Site not recorded by C and A in 1777. OS plan-card is in SMR. <1> <4> <5>
Probably the home of Reginald `atte Bower' (1319). Name also mentioned 1568, 1578, 1620. <6>
House shown on map of 1623 by Samuel Walker but no moat shown. <7>
Bowers was one of the prebendal manors of Good Easter. Morant mentions the house as no longer being in existence. Original form of moat not determinable, a Samuel Walker map -
(1623 E.R.O. D/Du 28/60 plate 1) shows no moat and assuming the map was accurate the moat must have been drained by 1623. This source has background information on the parish and its other moats. <8>
Incomplete, rectangular. <9>
Bowers (NR) (Site of) (NAT). <10>
Sources
- <1> SEX4 DESC TEXT: Unknown. 1960 onwards. SMR form unknown.
- <2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL61SW11, 1950.
- <3> SEX75700 PERSONAL OBSERVATION: Ordnance Survey. Field Investigator's Comments. F1 JET 23-MAR-50.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL61SW11, 1976.
- <5> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TL61SW11.
- <6> SEX10131 Bibliographic reference: Reaney, P.H.. 1935. The Place-Names of Essex. p480.
- <7> SEX3518 Map: Walker, S.. 1623. D-Du 28-60. copy in SMR.
- <8> SEX1818 Article in serial: Eddy, M.R. and Buckley, D.G. in Couchman, C.R.. 1979. Work of the Essex County Council Archaeology Section, 1978. Essex Archaeology and History. 11. 32-77. pp61-64.
- <9> SEX3541 LIST: Unknown. unknown. TL61-039.
- <10> SEX35033 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1969. Ordnance Survey 1:10560 (6 inch) Post War National Grid. OS 6" 1960.
Other References
- Old SMR Number: TL61-039
- NRHE identifier: 376194
- National Monuments Record: TL 61 SW 11