Moat House, Sutton Coldfield

Moat House
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General information
TypeHouse
Architectural styleJacobean
LocationSutton Coldfield, Birmingham, England
Coordinates52°34′05″N 1°49′21″W / 52.567988°N 1.822383°W / 52.567988; -1.822383
Completed1680
OwnerSutton Coldfield College
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Sir William Wilson
Awards and prizesGrade 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.



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