More information : [SK 8484 7558] Moat [GT] (1)
South of Kettlethorpe Church stands the hall, reconstructed out of a larger mansion in 1857. A 14th c. gateway and the remains of a moat show that it occupies the site of the medieval manor house. (2)
Kettlethorpe Hall is largely 19thc. but retains older fabric. The house was substantially rebuilt in the later 19th c. but incorporates early stone and brick walling. (3)
The Hall shows little evidence of a pre-19th c. building but the 14thc. gateway, known locally as "Katherine's Arch", survives at SK 8483 7562. See GPs: AP/61/127/4 & 5.
The moat is dry. Published survey (25") revised. (4)
The moat (SK 848756) surrounding Kettlethorpe Hall survives in
part on all four sides of a rectangle and presumably is the
remnant of the manor held by the Swynford family in the later
14th and 15th centuries, including Katherine Swynford latterly
wife of John of Gaunt and duchess of Lancaster. The whole curia probably extended N and E of the moated portion in a rectangle
approximately 250 x 200m that included St Peter and St Paul's
church, whose advowson belonged to the Swynford manor. The
residence has remained continuously occupied, notably by the
families of Hall and Amcotts; the present house is largely 19th-
century but appears to retain older fabric; a gateway with 14th-
century detailing is said to have been re-erected in its present
location in the early 18th century.
(5)
Kettlethorpe Hall Small country house, early 18th century
incorporating earlier masonry, with extensive 19th century additions and alterations. Grade 2.
Gateway at Kettlethorpe Hall. 14th century with 18th century
additions and alterations. Grade 2*. (6)
The moat recorded by Authorities 1-6 is almost completely masked by trees on all available air photography.
(7)
Additional sources. (8-9) |