Ingatestone Hall (The Gatehouse Record)

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as;
Ingat Stone alias Ging ad Petram; Inge Petre Hall

In the civil parish of Ingatestone And Fryerning.
In the historic county of Essex.
Modern Authority of Essex.
1974 county of Essex.
Medieval County of Essex.

OS Map Grid Reference: TQ65409852
Latitude 51.66136° Longitude 0.39037°

Ingatestone Hall has been described as a probable Fortified Manor House.

There are major building remains.

This is a Grade 1 listed building protected by law*.

Description

The remaining part of a large brick courtyard house built or rebuilt by Sir William Petre between the years 1539 and 1566. In C18 the gatehouse and stable buildings were rebuilt. Between 1799 and 1819 the west range containing the Great Hall was demolished leaving the courtyard open. A few small additions were made to the existing building in the 18th and 19th century. In the C20 there has been a considerable amount of restoration. (PastScape–ref. listing report)

A royal pardon and licence to crenellate was granted in 1551 Nov 20 (Click on the date for details of this licence.).

Sources of information, references and further reading

National Heritage List for England Listed Building number(s) 1187315
Historic England (PastScape) Defra or Monument number(s) 414172.
County Historic Environment Record (or Sites and Monuments Record) number(s) 26556.

Websites (Gatehouse is not responsible for the content of external websites.)
- Historic Houses Association
Books
- Cooper, Nicholas, 1999, Houses of the Gentry, 1480-1680 (Yale University Press) p. 321
  Pevsner, N. (Revised by Radcliffe, Enid), 1965, Buildings of England: Derbyshire (London, Penguin) p. 251
  RCHME, 1921, An inventory of the historical monuments in Essex Vol. 2 (central and south-west) p. 139-141 no. 3 (plan) online transcription
Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
- 1926, Calendar of Patent Rolls Edward VI (1550-53) Vol. 4 p. 110 online copy

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