NHER 2464 (Monument record) - Site of West Hall manor

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Summary

This is the moated site of the medieval manor West Hall, but only part of the moat survives.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TF60SW
Civil Parish DENVER, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Moat (Ordnance Survey).
The northern side of the moat as represented on (S1) still remains in a ploughed field, dry and overgrown, about 2.1m deep and 4.5m wide.
However it now runs into the pit marked to the southwest: it is not possible to tell if this was originally a part of it.
The southern edge of the field has had houses built over it.
An older row of cottages to the east is called West Hall Cottages, suggesting this is the identification of the site.
Visited E. Rose (NAU) 17 February 1977.

(S2) calls field West Hall, but shows only waterfilled parts of moat, the dry sections are depicted as field boundary.
No other early maps.
E. Rose (NLA) 18 December 1990.

Earthwork survey in file.
See (S3).
R. J. Rickett (NAU) 16 March 1990

19 December 1995. Site visit.
Brief inspection revealed no obvious change.
Site very overgrown, having been unmanaged for 10 to 12 years.
Bought as potential development land, but outside village development area in Local Plan (Deposit Version, June 1994).
D. Gurney (NLA) 19 December 1995.

2000.
Extensive clearance over whole area of moat and surrounding field.
Trees uprooted, moat sides scoured.
Tracks of tracked vehicles throughout with considerable disturbance of turf.
No building debris or other artefacts noted in tree roots or disturbed soil, except for a small quantity of modern brick on east side of east arm.
H. Paterson (A&E) 31 January 2000

  • --- Oblique Aerial Photograph: Various. ? - 2020. Norfolk Air Photo Library: Oblique Collection. TF6101/G, J; 23-FEB-1989 (HES 218/DGL 1, 3).
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Denver.
  • --- Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
  • --- Secondary File: Secondary File.
  • <S1> Map: Ordnance Survey, First Edition, 6 Inch. 1879-1886. Ordnance Survey 1st Edition 6 inch map..
  • <S2> Map: Mumford, Charles.. 1837. Denver Tithe Map.
  • <S3> Record Card: Ordnance Survey Staff. 1933-1979?. Ordnance Survey Record Cards. TF 60 SW 7 [3].

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Mar 18 2025 2:45PM

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