Over 30 years, Dr. Christopher Moran has restored Crosby Hall to its former glory. Built in 1466 by Sir John Crosby in Bishopsgate, Crosby Hall was a highly important building in the City of London. It was the home of King Richard III and Sir Thomas More. Visitors included Elizabeth I, Catherine of Aragon, Anne of Cleves, Sir Walter Raleigh, William Shakespeare, Mary Sidney, and Sir Francis Drake. In 1910, Crosby Hall was moved to Cheyne Walk in the Borough of Kensington & Chelsea to More’s former estate along the River Thames.
In 1988, Crosby Hall was purchased out of public ownership by Dr. Christopher Moran, who embarked on a project to put Crosby Hall back into its historical context in terms of architecture. Furthermore then to show art and architecture of the Tudor, Elizabethan and early Stuart periods in their context. Crosby Hall has now been renamed Crosby Moran Hall.
“The most important surviving domestic Medieval building in London…”“London’s Tudor palace…”“Extraordinary.” – ENGLISH HERITAGE
The inner courtyard garden of Crosby Moran Hall, home of Dr. Christopher Moran, as shown from a window of the Long Gallery overlooking the River Thames The Great Hall, with its original roof ceiling, in Crosby Moran Hall as seen in the early morning light in the home of Dr. Christopher Moran
The vaulted capital of the Oriel Window is restored, painted and gilded as original
The historic Tudor, gilded oriel window of Crosby Moran Hall, in the home of the Moran Family
The Long Gallery with its barrel-vaulted plaster ceiling and stained glass windows
The entrance way to Crosby Moran Hall, home of Dr. Christopher Moran, opens into the high-ceilings of the Council Chamber
The 55-feet long dining table is cut from a single plank of oak adorned with 16th Century candlesticks, gold, silver, and rare Tudor pewter
Crosby Moran Hall’s stained glass windows display the coats of arms of previous residents and guests, including Queen Elizabeth I, Catherine of Aragon, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII, Sir Walter Raleigh, Richard III, Sir Francis Drake, and Sir Thomas More
A terracotta roundel of Sir Thomas More, Lord Chancellor of England for King Henry VIII, watches over the Crosby Moran Hall garden
A window seat in the Long Gallery of the Moran Family overlooks the River Thames in Chelsea, London
Her Majesty The Queen unveils a stunning portrait by Irish artist Colin Davidson at a major Anglo-Irish event held in Crosby Hall, where Her Majesty’s portrait is seen today
In symbolic display, in 2015, Dublin’s State Coach crossed the Irish Sea and joined together with Her Majesty’s horses to carry the House of Commons Mace for the first time in the 800th anniversary of Lord Mayor’s Parade. The Mace was secured in Crosby Moran Hall’s Council Chamber for the historic occasion
Etchings of the Moran Family hobbies are finely carved into the marble fireplaces of the Council Chamber, Billiard Room and Libraries of the East and West Wings of Crosby Moran Hall
Intricate hand-carved wooden inlays grace the ‘Nonsuch’ doors
Crosby Moran Hall’s Lady Salisbury knot garden designed by the Marchioness of Salisbury uses only 16th Century plants and flowers. The Elizabethan box patterns were designed to complement the exterior, fountain, and oriel window of the home of Dr. Christopher Moran. Included are rosemary, olive, lemon, aromatic herbs, pinks, roses and apricot
A flowing fountain of the goddess Diana graces the Lady Salisbury knot garden of Crosby Moran Hall and was inspired by the fountain of Nonsuch Palace by John Lord Lumley between 1579 and 1591
Stone masonry upholds the motto: Meritum. Pertinacia. Fortitudo. Fidelitas.
The Crosby Moran Hall cloisters frame the courtyard wherein the family hosts its annual garden party. The restored Prospect Room is seen above the historic door of the Great Hall.
Crosby Hall during restorations as seen from the River Thames
