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Walton Hall
Hob Uid: 52490
Location : Wakefield Walton
Grid Ref : SE3640016300
Summary : Site of manor house, built before 1333 and subsequently demolished. Only the medieval water gate survives. A licence to crenellate was granted 1333-4. The site is now occupied by a country house built 1767-8 (SE 31 NE 32).
More information : SE 3637 1626. Walton Hall [T.I.]. (1) Licence to crenellate "Walton Mansum" was granted to Thomas de Burgh in 1335. The old hall was pulled down and replaced by the present building in 1767-8 leaving only the medieval water gate. The gateway has a central and two flanking towers and is surmounted by a cross. (2-4) Walton Hall, a Georgian mansion, is now in use as a hospital. The Water Gate, at SE 3640 1630, is in good condition. The flanking towers are a 19th century addition. GPs. AO/58/302/8 and AO/58/303/1. (5) SE 364 163. Walton Hall, unclassified moat. Gatehouse only survives. Licence to crenellate 1333. Seignorial. (6) Bridge and Medieval gateway at Walton Hall. Scheduled. (7) Measured drawings were prepared of the gatehouse of Walton Hall. This structure, originally carrying a drawbridge over the moat, was constructed in accordance with a licence to crenellate of 1333. (8-9) SE 36401630) Water gate at Walton Hall. Listed Grade II. (10)

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Source details : OS 6" map, 1930-1948
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Source details : Old Yorkshire, 1882, vol 3, p 120-126 (F Ross and W Smith)
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Source details : Old Yorkshire, 1883, vol 4, p 113 (L Jewitt and W Smith)
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Source details : Buildings of England, Yorkshire West Riding, 1959, p 528 (N Pevsner)
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Source details : Field Investigator, ECW, 09-DEC-1964
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Source details : Le Patourel H E J, 1973, The Moated Sites of Yorkshire, London: The Society for Medieval Archaeology, Monograph Series, vol 5 p 129
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Source details : English Heritage, SAMs West Yorkshire, 31-DEC-1987, p 9
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Source details : CBA Group 4, Newsletter, 1966, p 9 (P C D Brears)
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Source details : Medieval Archaeology, 1967, vol 11, p 301 (D M Wilson and G Hurst)
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Source details : District of Wakefield, 27-AUG-1986
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Licenced 1333-4
Monument End Date : 1334
Monument Start Date : 1333
Monument Type : Fortified Manor House, Water Gate
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Structure

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Pre 1333
Monument End Date : 1333
Monument Start Date : 1333
Monument Type : Manor House, Water Gate
Evidence : Documentary Evidence, Structure

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External Cross Reference Source : Scheduled Monument Legacy (County No.)
External Cross Reference Number : WY 1168
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 342352
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SE 31 NE 3
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1964-12-09
End Date : 1964-12-09

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