More information : (SJ 50201757) Albright Hussey (NR) Moat (NR)
Albright Hussey; a small 16th century manor house, rectangular
in form with gabled ends. Consisting of two sections; one three
storeys, brick built and dated 1601, the other timber-framed, two
storeyed and earlier than 1524. Both sections contain some later
work. Grade 2*
The house is well preserved on all but the north side and each
of its two sections is a good example of its period.
The south and east arms of the moat remain, though dry and the
stone bridge may be original. Surveyed at 1:2500.
(1-5)
"All that remains visible of the moated site at Albright Hussey is the southern arm, which retains water. It is reveted with stone and is crossed by a stone bridge of 16th or 17th century date. These structural features are listed Grade II. Occupying the western side of the island is a 16th century house altered in 1601 and partially extended in the 19th century. This building is now a hotel and restaurant, it is a Grade II* Listed Building. The rest of the moat has been infilled. Much of the eastern and western arms are shown on the Ordnance Survey First Edition 1:2500 scale map. An archaeological evaluation undertaken in 1992 and a watching brief carried out in 1995 found evidence of the sandstone revetment wall around the north eastern part of the island. During the evaluation well-preserved medieval features and deposits were found to survive at the centre of the island. During the evaluation well-preserved medieval features and deposits were found to survive at the centre of the island. However, to the north there has been considerable ground disturbance from the laying out of yard surfaces and trenching for drains. The centre of the island is used as a car park and over the northern part of the site an extension to the hotel has been built. The area to the south of the 16th century house has been landscaped to from a garden.
Adjacent to the moated site, to the east, is the site of a medieval chapel, now visible as a slight rise in the field. The chapel was not evaluated, but in relation to its poor state of preservation, it could not be considered to be nationally important." (6) |