Moat House, Sutton Coldfield
Moat House is a Grade II* listed building[1] situated in Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands. It is part of the Anchorage Road conservation area.[2]
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| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Jacobean |
| Location | Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52.567988°N 1.822383°W |
| Completed | 1680 |
| Owner | Sutton Coldfield College |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 3 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Sir William Wilson |
| Awards and prizes | Grade II* listed |
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[3] 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.[4] A sundial is attached to the side of the building.[5]
The property was occupied by the adjacent Sutton Coldfield College.[6]
It is now the home of Peers Quality Assurance Ltd (PQAL), a UK based Certification Body offering both UKAS and ANAB Accredited Management Systems Certification Services
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
