Site of late 18th century decoy pond, 'Glebeland Decoy', West of Glebe Farm (EHER 2075)

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Summary

Now destroyed. A near circular pond with six spiralling pipes first recorded as being ‘newly dug’ in 1792. It was ploughed out in 1967.

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Grid reference	Centred TM 0187 0569 (228m by 315m)
Civil Parish	BRADWELL-ON-SEA, MALDON, ESSEX

Type and Period

DECOY POND (Late 18th century to Late 20th century - 1792 AD (throughout) to 1967 AD (throughout))
BOUNDARY DITCH (Late 18th century to Late 20th century - 1792 AD (throughout) to 1967 AD (throughout))
HOUSE (Late 18th century to Late 20th century - 1792 AD? (throughout) to 1967 AD? (throughout))
GARDEN (Late 18th century to Late 20th century - 1792 AD? (throughout) to 1967 AD? (throughout))

Description

A decoy pond, ploughed out in 1967. <1> - <6> A near circular pond with six spiralling pipes first recorded as being ‘newly dug’ in 1792. It is still visible on the tithe map (1839) with a decoy house and garden associated with it. At the time of the tithe map it was owned by the Reverend Thomas Schrieder as part of the Glebe land. It was ploughed out in 1967 and is no longer visible. <7> See also <8> <9>. Glebeland Decoy is placed a mile and a quarter S.S.E. from Bradwell-juxta-Mare, north of the brook, which runs to Sandbeach Outfall, and three-quarters of a mile from the seawall. It was stated in 1886 that it had been disused for more than sixty years. <10> The decoy and its boundary ditch are recorded on the NMP cropmark plot and OS 1st edition map. <11> <12>

Sources

<1> SEX7254 DESC TEXT: Priddy, D.A.. unknown. TM00.045.
<2> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. 1950-1990. OS cards. TM00NW(M), 1972.
<3> SEX58592 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1945. 106G-UK 593-3061-2.
<4> SEX58593 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1953. F22-58-RAF-1262-0094, 5.
<5> SEX58594 Photograph: RAF. 1951. 58-656-PIII-5123.
<6> SEX58595 Aerial Photograph: RAF. 1955. F22-542-RAF-152-0083.
<7> SEX65256 Report: O'Connor, T.. 2006. Bradwell-on-Sea: Historic Settlement Assessment.
<8> SEX58596 Aerial Photograph: Rogers, P.. 1992. 419-5.
<9> SEX59109 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1993. 419/6.
<10> SEX76539 Article in serial: Glegg, W.. 1943. The Duck Decoys of Essex, part 1. Essex Naturalist. XXVII. 191-207. p.206.
<11> SEX22419 Map: Ingle, C.J., Strachan, D., Tyler, S. and Saunders, H.. 1993-2017. NMP Cropmark Plot - 1:10,000. paper. 1:10,000.
<12> SEX53053 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1872-1890. Ordnance Survey 6 inch (1st Edition). OS. Paper. 1:10,560.

Other References

Old SMR Number: TM00-045