Exhall Hall Moat

Seckington Castle on the 1885 Ordnance Survey map | Open
Seckington Castle on the 1885 Ordnance Survey map
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Description of this historic site

Exhall Hall, a manor house originally built during the Medieval period with later additions. The manor house is surrounded by a Medieval moat, a wide ditch surrounding a building, and is situated on the east side of Bowling Green Lane at Exhall Hall Green.

Notes about this historic site

1 A moated manor house. The building is mostly C18 and modernised, but goes back to at least 1535.
2 The moat is complete and waterfilled.
3 The moat varies from about 6-8m in width, depth unknown. It is faced with sandstone blocks. The moat is fed by a stream which enters at the NE corner with the outflow being located in the SE corner. The hall is approached by a bridge over the W arm of the moat. The hall is now 3 flats. 2 photographs on card.
4 MSRG Card records dimensions and includes a sketch plan on reverse of card.
5 Scheduling information.
6 Archival material from 1968.

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