More information : (TL 58041625) Newhall (GT) Moat (GT) Chapel (GT) (Remains of) (St) (1) Newhall - early 16th century; a moat surrounds the house. (2) Chapel at Newhall. "This small building appears as though it might have been originally a porch over the main entrance to the house from a quadrangle or front court-yard, but it is now called the 'Chapel' and may have formed the porch to a chapel, now demolished, which once belonged to the mansion. Morant says (History of Essex II p466) that the house originally had a chapel belonging to it, but he does not give his authority for the statement". (3) The moat has been partly filled in along the South arm. Condition good. Newhall (52/5816/0624) and the remains of the Chapel (52/5816/0423) were both destroyed by bombing in 1943. The site of Newhall is now part of the garden and the new farmhouse has been built over the site of the Chapel. (4) The original Newhall was of 16th c origin according to the present owner; only the footings of the E side of the house survive as shoring to the moat. There is no trace of the chapel. The near complete homestead moat around the modern house measures overall c 70.0m E-W by c 70.0 N-S, with waterfilled arms c 7.0m wide. Part of the S arm has been filled in. Published survey (25") revised. (5)
An E-plan house with a two storey porch was built on the site, probably soon after 1544. Part of the house, chapel and porch were recorded in 1914 but were destroyed by bombing in 1943. (7)
Please note there are two buildings known as 'New Hall' in Essex and the licence to crenellate was granted to New Hall in Boreham (TL 71 SW 12) rather than this one. (6) |