House in Birmingham, England
| Moat House | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Jacobean |
| Location | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°34′05″N 1°49′21″W / 52.567988°N 1.822383°W / 52.567988; -1.822383 |
| Completed | 1680 |
| Owner | Sutton Coldfield College |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Sir William Wilson |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II* listed |
Moat House is a Grade II* listed building situated in Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. It is part of the Anchorage Road conservation area.
The property was designed and built in 1680 as a mansion house by William Wilson, builder, architect and student of Sir Christopher Wren, as a home for his new wife, a wealthy local widow Jane Pudsey who had previously owned Langley Hall with her first husband.
The original gatehouse or lodge, itself a Grade II listed building, and stone bridge remain but no traces of the 'moat' remain. The moat survived until 1860, until which it had to be crossed by a small stone bridge. A sundial is attached to the side of the building.
The property was occupied by the adjacent Sutton Coldfield College.
The Moat House is now the home of Urban Village Group.
References
- Historic England. "Moat House (1343333)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 2 September 2007.
- Birmingham.gov.uk: Anchorage Road Conservation Area map
- Public Sculpture of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull, George Thomas Noszlopy, 2003, Liverpool University Press (ISBN 0853238472)
- The Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield - A Commemorative History, Douglas V. Jones, 1994, Westwood Press (ISBN 0-9502636-7-2)
- The Book of Sun-dials, Eleanor Lloyd, Horatia Katharine, Frances Eden, Alfred Gatty, 1900, G. Bell
- Sutton Coldfield College: International Students Archived 2007-05-17 at the Wayback Machine
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