Record Details
| NHER Number: | 7968 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Medieval moat |
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Summary
An L-shaped moat, said to be the site of a medieval manor.
Images - none
Location
| Grid Reference: | TM 1965 7968 |
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| Map Sheet: | TM17NE |
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| Parish: | BROCKDISH, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
Thorpe Abbotts Place.
L-shaped moat to west marked by Ordnance Survey. Stated in church guide book to be site of manor house of Brockdish Earls. Marked as Brockdish Place on (S1), 1838.
The site was occupied by an Italianate-style white brick house designed in 1870 by Barry, demolished around 1963 (S2).
E. Rose (NAU), 27 November 1986.
L-shaped, measuring approximately 50 metres east to west, 34 metres north to south. Maximum 12 metres wide. Revetted with wood plants, fringed by ornamental trees and shrubs. Water filled throughout, with some rushes. Ornamental lily pond to north. Owner states moat has been de silted.
H. Paterson (A&E), 20 January 2000.
The house on this site dates from around 1961 and should not be confused with Barry's mansion which stood on the same site. The Victorian walled garden still exists.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 25 February 2008.
See secondary file for photographs of the current house on this site, constructed in 1961.
Information from (S3).
H. Hamilton (NLA), 27 March 2008.
Monument Types
- MANOR (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- MOAT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
- GREAT HOUSE (19th Century to Mid 20th Century - 1870 AD to 1963 AD)
- WALLED GARDEN (19th Century to 21st Century - 1870 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status - none
Sources and further reading
| --- | Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card. |
| --- | Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, W. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 726. |
| --- | Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Brockdish. |
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Map: Ordnance Survey. 1824-1836. Ordnance Survey First Edition 1 inch.. |
| <S2> | Monograph: Pevsner, N. 1962. North-West and South Norfolk. The Buildings of England. 1st Edition. p 350. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Document: The Johnson Dennehy Planning Partnership. 2008. Photographic Survey. Proposed remodelling of Thorpe Abbotts Place, Thorpe Abbotts, Norfolk. |
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