The
house was constructed in three main periods – the medieval
gatehouse, the Tudor/Stuart extension, and the Victorian addition.
In 1960 the house was condemned as unfit for human habitation as it had neither electricity nor mains water supply. It was served with a ‘closing order’ which meant it could be demolished. Luckily it was rescued by Henry and Margaret Hall who restored the house and rewatered the moat. Margaret Hall lived in the Moat House after Henry’s death and eventually moved out in 1996 when she was in her eighties.
The house is a Grade 2-star listed property, putting it in the top six per cent of valued historical buildings in the country.
It has undergone three main periods of restoration based on the three owners who have lived there since 1960.
In 1960 the house was condemned as unfit for human habitation as it had neither electricity nor mains water supply. It was served with a ‘closing order’ which meant it could be demolished. Luckily it was rescued by Henry and Margaret Hall who restored the house and rewatered the moat. Margaret Hall lived in the Moat House after Henry’s death and eventually moved out in 1996 when she was in her eighties.
The house is a Grade 2-star listed property, putting it in the top six per cent of valued historical buildings in the country.
It has undergone three main periods of restoration based on the three owners who have lived there since 1960.
Henry
and Margaret Hall completed the main restoration work.
They saved the building from demolition, provided mains
services
to the house, and converted it into a viable dwelling.
Richard Johnstone bought the property in 1996, and he undertook critical structural work, solving some fundamental problems that the Victorian additions had engendered.
Jon and Marilyn Dunkelman moved in in 2004 and have continued the work of the previous owners. Modern facilities are being added, while preserving the integrity and ambience of this ancient building.
Richard Johnstone bought the property in 1996, and he undertook critical structural work, solving some fundamental problems that the Victorian additions had engendered.
Jon and Marilyn Dunkelman moved in in 2004 and have continued the work of the previous owners. Modern facilities are being added, while preserving the integrity and ambience of this ancient building.
