Creeksea Place

Ferry Road
Burnham on Crouch
Essex
CM0 8PJ

Telephone: (01621) 784535
Email: christina@creekseaplace.co.uk
www.creekseaplace.co.uk

Creeksea Place was built by Sir Arthur Harris in 1569 and consisted of three, or possibly, four buildings surrounding a courtyard and with a long wing running from North to South. One of the original lead rainwater heads, complete with the date ‘1569’ moulded on its face side, still exists today.

Sadly, in about 1740, the south part of the house together with the enclosing walls of the garden were dismantled and the materials sold, leaving only the outer courtyard enclosure, the North range and the West wing.

The house was later restored in modern times with a range built on the foundations of the original East wing and various other additions were made by the Rhone family. However a number of original features still exist such as a moulded oak door frame, original windows with brick mullions, transoms and square moulded labels and superb chimney stacks with octagonal shafts.

Creeksea Place was reputed to have been the home of Anne Boleyn and that her spirit was said to have been seen walking from the old cottage near the Cricksea ferry. Her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, is thought to have met her soldiers here and that they were supposed to have come to meet her through a subterranean tunnel connected with Rochford . Great Tudor drains, full of oyster shells have been uncovered but not the tunnel itself.

Moor recently Creeksea Place was used by British military units during World War II but, since that time, the main building has been uninhabited. It is only in recent times that a concerted effort has begun to restore the house to its former elegance by creating a variety of useful purposes for the buildings. The funds deriving from these activities will, it is hoped, allow a gradual, but complete, restoration of Creeksea Place and its magnificent surroundings for the public to appreciate. A personal visit is the only way to truly experience the wonder of the venue, and we would be delighted to meet you there and discuss your plans.