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Morley Old Hall

Morley Old Hall is a Grade I-listed moated manor house in Morley Saint Peter, Norfolk, built around 1600. The U-shaped brick house has two storeys with attics, plain-tiled roofs and is completely surrounded by a moat within parkland.

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Its prime

1600

Today

Still standing

As it stood in 1600

What Morley Old Hall looked like in its prime.

A compact U-shaped red-brown brick manor set on a rectangular island completely surrounded by a broad water-filled moat. Two storeys plus attic with steep plain-tile roofs, prominent gabled end walls and multiple tall brick chimneys and dormer gables. The main range and projecting wings frame a gravel forecourt with small clipped parterres; a short low brick bridge and gate piers cross the moat. A walled, formal garden occupies the inner island beside the house, all within mature trees and parkland.

Its story

The story of Morley Old Hall.

Morley Old Hall is a moated manor house in Morley Saint Peter, Norfolk, some twelve miles from Norwich, created around 1600 by John Sedley. Built of brick to a U-shaped plan, it rises two storeys with two further storeys of attics under plain-tiled roofs, and the moat still completely surrounds it. It is listed at Grade I.

Its later owners give the house an unexpected 20th-century cast: Field Marshal Sir Edmund Ironside, Commander-in-Chief of Home Forces during the Second World War, and in the 1970s Janet Shand Kydd, first wife of Peter Shand Kydd, stepfather of Diana, Princess of Wales.

Step inside

7 places to explore in 1600.

The record describes 7 distinct spots at Morley Old Hall, including the full exterior approach. Create your own photoreal reconstruction and explore every one, more scenes means more rooms, more angles, and more of the place to stand in.

Approach: low brick bridge and gate piersForecourt and front elevationInner courtyard between the projecting wingsMoat edge with house reflectionWalled formal garden beside the houseClose view of roofscape and chimneysParkland approach and island context (aerial)

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Nearby

Landmarks within reach of Morley Old Hall.

Norwich Cathedral, EnglandCathedralNorwich Cathedral21 km awayCarrow Road, EnglandStadiumCarrow Road21 km awayBlickling Hall, EnglandMuseumBlickling Hall33 km away

Questions about Morley Old Hall

What is the history of Morley Old Hall?

Morley Old Hall was created around 1600 by John Sedley, an architect to Henry VII. It is a Grade I-listed moated manor house in Morley Saint Peter, Norfolk. Later owners included Field Marshal Sir Edmund Ironside, Commander-in-Chief of Home Forces during the Second World War, and Janet Shand Kydd in the 1970s.

Why was Morley Old Hall built, and what was it used for?

Morley Old Hall was built as a moated manor house. The supplied material does not state a more specific reason for its construction or describe a later change of purpose. It was created around 1600 by John Sedley and remains a house completely surrounded by a moat.

Where is Morley Old Hall?

Morley Old Hall is in Morley Saint Peter, Norfolk, near Morley and about twelve miles from Norwich. It stands within parkland on an island completely surrounded by a moat. Norwich is the nearest recognised city named in the supplied material.

When was Morley Old Hall built?

Morley Old Hall was built around 1600, at the turn of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. One account describes it as built in the sixteenth century, while the detailed dating places its creation circa 1600. Its first-raised year is not recorded.

What did Morley Old Hall look like in its prime?

Morley Old Hall is a compact U-shaped red-brown brick manor house on a rectangular island. It has two storeys plus attics, steep plain-tiled roofs, prominent gabled end walls, tall brick chimneys and dormer gables. A broad water-filled moat surrounds it, with a low brick bridge and gate piers leading to the forecourt.

Is Morley Old Hall still standing, or is it a ruin?

Morley Old Hall is still standing and intact. The brick house has a U-shaped plan, two storeys and two storeys of attics beneath plain-tiled roofs. Its moat still completely surrounds the building, and it is listed at Grade I.

Who built Morley Old Hall?

Morley Old Hall was built by John Sedley. He is described as an architect to Henry VII, and the house was created around 1600. The supplied material does not identify a separate commissioner or distinguish another designer from Sedley.

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