Clacton - Moot Hall II
by Richard Reeve
Title
Clacton - Moot Hall II
Artist
Richard Reeve
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The 15th Century Grade II listed Moot Hall stands by the seafront on the Marine Parade in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. However, for hundreds of years, the house stood miles away in the grounds of Horstead Place, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Incredibly, in 1910 it was moved, brick-by-brick and timber-by-timber, from its old home and rebuilt in its current location.
In Bury, the house had been used as a courtroom and granary before it was drawn to the attention of two directors of Christies, Gill and Reigat, who wanted a Tudor house by the sea.
And so it was, on their whim, that Moot Hall was demolished, with every last piece being labelled and taken to Clacton by horse-drawn cart, where it was lovingly restored.
Once there, the owners made do without a staircase for 24 years, before they bought and installed wooden stairs which were formerly part of London's Waterloo Bridge.
Now complete, the three-storey building boasts original features including exposed beams and open fireplaces.
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May 1st, 2014
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Comments (2)
Paul Freidlund
very creativeVF
Richard Reeve replied:
Thank you, Paul. During my childhood this house always intrigued me and I often peeked through the gaps in the brick wall. I wanted to recreate that feeling here.