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| Moccas Court | |
| Herefordshire | |
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.jpg) Moccas Court | |
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| Grid reference: | SO357435 |
| Location: | 52°5’11"N, 2°56’20"W |
| History | |
| For: | Sir George Amyand Cornewall by Anthony Keck |
| Country house | |
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Moccas Court is an 18th-century country house which stands in sloping grounds overlooking the River Wye north of the village of Moccas in Herefordshire.
The house was built in 1775–81 by the architect Anthony Keck for Sir George Amyand Cornewall to replace the existing manor house near the church. Built in three storeys to a rectangular plan, it was constructed of brick with stone dressings and a stone tile roof. It has a seven-bay frontage with a single storey semi-circular plan porch which was added in 1792.
The grounds were landscaped to plans by Capability Brown.
The house is today a Grade I listed building.[1]
History
The Cornewall family lived at Moccas until 1916 when Sir Geoffrey Cornewall, the 6th Baronet, moved to a smaller house on the estate, after which the main house was let on a long lease. After death of Sir William Cornewall, the 7th Baronet in 1962, the estate passed to the Chester-Master family who owned the house until 2014.
References
- ↑ National Heritage List 1081852: Moccas Court