Monument Number 965411 |
| Hob Uid: 965411 | |
Location :
Greater London Authority
Havering
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : TQ5200090100 |
| Summary : Site of medieval manor house, first referred to in 1250. In 1466 Sir Thomas Cooke received royal licence to empark the manor and rebuild and crenellate the house. These alterations were completed by 1568. The finished house formed three sides of a courtyard with an open colonnade on the fourth. This house was demolished in 1720 and replaced by a three storey mansion, which was divided into two dwellings in the late 19th century, requistioned by the Army during World War I and later used as a club house before being itself demolished in 1930. The early 18th century house was surrounded by a formal arrangement of canals, avenues and lakes and a medicinal spring is recorded on the site in 1783. |
More information : (TQ 520901). Site of Medieval moated Manor House at Gidea Hall, Romford. The site is first referred to in 1250 as a manor north west of Romford. In 1466 the manor was emparked and the Hall rebuilt with turrets, battlements and embanked within a moat. Before 1568 the house was 3 sides of a court, with a colonnade on the fourth, open side but in 1638 it is shown as quadrangular and approached by a bridge over the moat with external ancillary buildings. This was demolished in 1720 and replaced with a 3 storey mansion. This in turn was divided in the late C19, became a club house in the early C20 and was demolished in 1930.
The early C18 house and canals and avenues converging on it. There was a north pond at TQ 518901, a later pond or lake in the valley to the west at TQ 516906 - 519895. The fishponds survive at TQ 521901 - 523902 in a valley south of the house. A medicinal spring existed in 1783. (1-3)
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