PLANS FOR HISTORIC PROPERTY NEAR BRIGG WITH WALLED GARDEN & MOAT

What is thought to be the only domestic residence in the Brigg area to have its own moat is the subject of a planning application recently submitted to West Lindsey District Council.
The applicant, through an agent, is seeking approval for a walled garden space with greenhouse and tool shed at grade two listed Kettleby House, on Kettleby Lane, Kettleby - the hamlet adjoining Brigg on the A1084 (Bigby High Road).
A heritage statement submitted to the council says the proposed removal of a large, modern agricultural shed should be welcomed "as is the introduction of a further walled garden in its place."
The wall proposed will mirror that of the original walled garden in height and overall appearance.
Having four arched openings, it will "house a market style garden for the benefit of Kettleby House."
It will be connected to the original walled garden with a simple timber footbridge over the moat.
The planning statement says: "By way of the removal of the modern barn and the addition of a high quality, traditional garden walled structure in its place, the proposals will enhance the setting of the listed building and its curtilage."
West Lindsey District Council will decide the application at some point following the conclusion of a public consultation period which is now under way.
Kettleby House was built circa 1796.
This site was once occupied by Kettleby Hall, reputedly a moated hunting lodge built in the reign of James I (early 17th century).
The site at Kettleby has historic links with the Thywhitt family - once major owners of land and property in our district.
Kettleby now forms part of West Lindey's Bigby parish and is within the Kelsey Ward.