The Moot Hall or Darcy Tower, Maldon, Essex

摘要

The Moot Hall, 50 yards south-east of the church of All Saints at Grid Reference TL8498107046 (fig. 1) is one of the earliest complete brick buildings in England. It was built by Robert Darcy (hence its alternative name) in the early fifteenth century, possibly as early as 1424-25, although Wight dates it 1435-40. Because the frontage was radically altered in 1810 and it is hemmed in on both sides by shops, it is often overlooked and not fully appreciated for the important early brick building that it clearly is. John Norden, writing in 1594 said they, the Darcys, had "a fair house whereof there remaineth at this day a tower of brick called Darcy's Tower".