NHER 7951 (Building record) - The Moat House, Scole Common

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Summary

The Moat House is a 17th century timber framed and plastered house with a steep hipped tiled roof. This two storey house has a large brick chimney stack near the north end and another near the south end. To the north and east are two ponds which may be the remaining arms of a medieval moat. If this identification is correct, it is likely that an earlier house stood on this site during the medieval period.

Protected Status/Designation

Location

Map sheet TM17NW
Civil Parish SCOLE, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

Map

Ponds shown on map (S1) around old rectory suggest moat.
E. Rose (NAU), 1975.

June 1981. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description:
The Moat House, Scole Common. Scole.
17th century timber-frame house. Plastered. Steep hipped tiled roof. Large brick chimney stack near north end and another near south end. Two storeys. Three widely spaced windows. Three-light casements with glazing bars, and one ground floor sash. First floor two small pointed head windows. Modern gabled porch. Modern flat roof addition at rear.
Information from (S2).

Indeed the ponds surround a building called The Moat House which is timber framed and has a very large chimney remarkably near to the north gable, another chimney near the south gable. Two storeys; two small windows with pointed heads on upper level according to (S2) which calls it 17th century.
On former common edge.
Seen only in passing by E. Rose (NLA).
E. Rose (NLA), 15 April 2002.

(S3) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 21 April 2005.

  • --- Monograph: Pevsner, N and Wilson, B. 1999. Norfolk 2: North-West and South. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 632.
  • --- Record Card: Clarke, R. R. and NCM Staff. 1933-1973. Norwich Castle Museum Record Card - Medieval. Scole.
  • --- 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> Designation: Historic England. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1050119.
  • <S3> Photograph: Unknown. 2005. [unknown].

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Record last edited

Aug 22 2017 3:51PM

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