Moccas Court

Moccas Court
Herefordshire
Moccas Court
Location
Grid reference:	SO357435
Location:	52°5’11"N, 2°56’20"W
History
For:	Sir George Armyand Cornewall by Anthony Keck
	Country house
Information
Condition:	Converted to hotel

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. It is now a luxury guest house and function venue.

The house was built in 1775–81 by the architect Anthony Keck for Sir George Armyand 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.

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. They undertook a programme of restoration and modernisation and offered luxury guest accommodation.

In late 2014, the house and estate of circa 200 acres was sold, for an undisclosed price, to Linda Bennett, founder of the LK Bennett shoes and fashion brand. It is believed her husband was brought up in the locality.