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Andiea

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A mile from my home this little gem, used as a care home for dementia, planning had been put in to turn it into flats, work started and then stopped as the planning was refused due to too much traffic down a small lane. Now for the history.

An ancient farm House, sometimes called the Old Hall, was a seat of the Fitzwilliam family in the 15th and 16th centuries; and tradition says a French ship landed a body of armed men, who carried off the heir of this family, and exacted such a large ransom that they were obliged to sell their estates in this neighbourhood. At a short distance from this house are traces of a moated area, on which the mansion of some other wealthy family is supposed to have stood. (White 1872)

During trial trenching at the care home in July 2012, Trench 1 revealed a dumped layer which was probably deposited in the medieval period. It may have been dumped during the excavation of the moat to create an island for the high status buildings. 15th century pottery and animal bone was also recorded.

Thomas Fitzwilliam obtained a licence to crenellate in 1459. Despite White's statement Gatehouse considers it unlikely that two separate wealthy families would have houses so close together in the C15 in this rural area and it seems more likely his 'Old Hall' and the moated area represent different phases of FitzWilliam occupation with the moated site probably being the site of the C15 licensed house. If White's story of pirate abduction is correct, and it could well be so, it should be noted that there were genuine threats to personal security in this area but neither a licence to crenellate nor a moat offered any absolute protection.

The Hall
19085045299_40213be796_b.jpgDSCN1215 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

One of the sitting rooms
19274719901_4e67fd5e19_b.jpgDSCN1216 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

One of the bedrooms
18648400804_9697d413a0_b.jpgDSCN1225 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

18650324873_e02669dc09_b.jpgDSCN1228 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

Nice grubby handrail
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Another sitting room
18650424423_a62436b584_b.jpgDSCN1235 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

Bedtime freshly washed bedding
19083300940_c4c051e4e0_b.jpgDSCN1251 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

19083367458_20ce115d61_b.jpgDSCN1289 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

19274801351_501b9412c4_b.jpgDSCN1293 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

Somebodys personal belongs
19083554278_d021f3496f_b.jpgDSCN1303 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

19083348128_5d7d5324fe_b.jpgDSCN1342 by Anna Anderson, on Flickr

Thanks for looking
 

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