The Development of the Moat and Buildings within it is an Exclusive Limited Tour by Patrick Phillips KC

John Clopton’s Works 1485 - 1497

• Broadening the moat & transforming it by brick-lining

• Adding a service range & ? New kitchen

• Improvements to old Lutons

• Brick makers, joiners & carpenters

• Making and forming bricks. Clamps & firing.

• Mason, joiners & plumbers

• New statement house built in brick on a single width typical Hall House layout

• On a massive scale with many large numerous light ‘stone’ windows

• Major stair tower added to SE corner

Sir William Clopton’s Works 1497 - c1515

• Added a matching East Wing to include exiting stair tower.

• Later added a matching West Wing including an internal Kitchen

• The whole forming England’s first symmetrical House

• Added Octagon Towers to each wing to underline symmetry

• Result was England’s first Open Courtyard House.

• How he extended the Wings and added with projecting wingsWing and later West Wing

• Guardrobes function and operation

• Added stables, barn and gatehouse.

Later Works

• 1578 then Clopton created a Long Gallery over central

• 1676b Sir Thomas Robinson’s 17th C works, the Avenue, new chimneys & main Stair

• C1800 Richard Moore replaced visible oak with pine & a fireplace in every room

• 1825 Hart Logan employed Thomas Hopper to remodel the main rooms in Gothic style

• 1972 - Patrick Phillips’ various ‘improvements’