More information : [SD 67843732] Bailey Hall [TI] (1)
Bailey Hall, now a farmhouse, is a plain rectangular building
probably of late 16th c. Date, with a modern addition on the
south side, but has been very much restored and is of little
architectural interest. The house is no doubt a rebuilding
of the ancient manor house of the Cliderows but whether on
the exact site of the older structure or on any portion of it
cannot be stated definitely. It is surrounded on three sides
(E.S. & W.) by a moat which remains in an almost perfect
condition on the east, though dry and overgrown, and less
pefect on the south. On the west it becomes lost and has been
probably filled in, at its northern end. There is nothing to
indicate that the moat ever was continued along the north side
of the site, and most likely it was not.
Remains of a chapel lie within the moat. Architectural details
point to a date c. 1325, and a licence referring to it is dated
1329. It was dedicated to St. John the baptist. (2)
BAILEY HALL is a two-storey stone-built farm-house with a
gabled stone slate roof. Chimneys have been restored. Doors are
modern. There are many mullioned and transomed stone windows with
hood moulds.
The moat, now completely dried up, is most complete on the east
side, where it is 12.0m. in width, with a maximum depth of 2.0m.
It can be traced along the south side as a shallow depression,
8.0m. wide,up to 0.2m. deep. Round the SW corner it deepens to
a maximum of 1.5m. fading out beyond a fence, and reaching a
width of 12.0m.The ground is very wet, west of the house,
possibly indicating the couse of the moat where filled-in.
There are no traces along the north side but the NE angle is well
preserved.
The chapel remains (at SD 67843734) are as shown on the plan
(Authority 2). The walls are of rough-fashioned stones, with
well-cut dressings of sandstone, and are 0.9m thick. The
buttresses are 0.7m. The remains stand to a maximum height of
1.6m. at the east end, and 1.7m. on the north side. The steps
to the crypt and the roof vaulting to it are well-preserved.
(3)
The condition of Bailey Hall and its chapel and moat is
unchanged. (4)
SD 6784 3731. Bailey Hall moated site, fishponds and chantry of St
John the Baptist. Scheduled RSM No 13423. (5)
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