Lifesquest

Heron Hall

August 25

What’s left of the Tudor manor house- Heron Hall. The footings of one of the round towers that stood on each corner.
The Horse has been a constant thread since Winter Solstice 2024
The Infamous Star Plant; Borage
The call to remember the feeling.
The water level had fallen far enough in the moat to expose the remains of what may have been a jetty structure.
This is the area that everyone was drawn too in the moat.

Heron Hall, an ancient estate nestled in the parish of East Horndon, Essex, holds a rich history deeply intertwined with the fortunes of prominent medieval families. For centuries, the manor was the ancestral seat of the Heron family, whose very name is believed to have given rise to the place-name “Herongate” itself, rather than any apocryphal tradition of a heronry. The estate, mentioned as ‘Fyndegod(s)hurne’ in 1232 and ‘Herne’ in 1379, boasted a grand moated site, complete with surviving brick revetting and tower bases, a testament to the considerable wealth and social standing of its early inhabitants.