Monument record RDE 001 - Rede Hall

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Summary

Rede Hall is a 17th century timber building with late 18th century face. The house is surrounded by the part waterfilled remains of a homestead moat, with the remains of a further enclosure to the south. The moat, set on a gentle South-East slope,measures overall 82.0m East-West by 66.0m North-South with arms averaging 12.0m wide and 3.5m deep (on the north side). The additional moated enclosure extends from the South-West angle for about 70.0m but has been destroyed on the East side by modern farm buildings.

Location

Grid reference Centred TL 580 257 (158m by 167m)
Map sheet TL52NE
Civil Parish CHEDBURGH, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK
Civil Parish REDE, ST EDMUNDSBURY, SUFFOLK

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

Rede Hall: rectangular moat surrounds house, west side partly unfilled. Access by bridge (wooden in 1933) across south side. To south are farm buildings partly enclosed by a fragmentary outer moat, also rectangular. Complex lies on the north side of a small former green (see RDE 004). House surrounded by a small park in 1837 (S2). Park field names recorded on 1838/9 Tithe Map & Apportionment (S3), extending into Chedburgh parish (Kemps Park, Park Pightle, The Park)(S4).

Taken from NRHE record:
(TL 8054 5773) Rede Hall (NR)

"At Rede Hall ... moats surrounded two adjacent tracts of land. The northernmost is complete but for part of its western side, and of the southern about half remains".

A 17th century timber building with late 18th century face. Grade 3.

Rede Hall (name confirmed) is as described by authority 3 but externally modernised and not outstanding. The house is surrounded by the part waterfilled remains of a homestead moat, with the remains of a further enclosure to the south. The moat, set on a gentle SE slope,measures overall 82.0m E-W by 66.0m N-S with arms averaging 12.0m wide and 3.5m deep (on the north side). The additional moated enclosure extends from the SW angle for about 70.0m but has been destroyed on the east side by modern farm buildings.

Published survey (25") revised.

Sources/Archives (10)

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  • <S1> (No record type): OS, record map, TL85NW, entry 4.
  • <R1> Index: OS. OS Card. OS, card TL85NW4.
  • <M1> Unpublished document: Suffolk Archaeological Service. Parish Files. Parish file: Notes from (S3).
  • <S2> (No record type): OS, 1st edition map.
  • <S3> (No record type): SRO (Bury), T67/1,2.
  • <S4> Source Checked: Suffolk Record Office. (Bury), T70/1,2.
  • <S5> Bibliographic reference: William Page. 1911. The Victoria history of the county of Suffolk, volume one.
  • <S6> Bibliographic reference: District of St Edmundsbury. 1974. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
  • <S7> Digital archive: Historic England. National Record Of the Historic Environment.

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Record last edited

Dec 19 2023 12:08PM

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