Moccas Court
MOCCAS COURT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1081852
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Moccas Court
- Statutory Address:
- MOCCAS COURT
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1081852
- Date first listed:
- 02-Sept-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Moccas Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- MOCCAS COURT
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- MOCCAS COURT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Moccas
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 35770 43533
Details
MOCCAS CP MOCCAS PARK SO 34 SE 4/42 Moccas Court 2.9.66 GV I
Country house. 1775 - 1781 by Anthony Keck for Sir George Armyand Cornewall, with an addition of 1792. Brick with ashlar dressings and a stone tile roof. Rectangular plan aligned north-west/south-east. Central entrance hall leading to elliptical plan stair hall, behind which is the circular drawing room. To the north and music room and library, to south dining room (now sub-divided). Entrance (north-west) front: three storeys on a basement, plain parapet with dentilled stone cornice and central pediment, ashlar string to ground floor. Three plus one plus three windows, glazing bar sashes under segmental heads. Central window is Venetian under a semi-circular brick head, Ionic pilasters flanking central window. Ground floor windows of larger proportions. Entrance in a single storey semi-circular plan porch (added 1792) with balustrade to parapet. Entrance has a moulded ashlar architrave, overlight and panelled door. Six-pane sashes to second floor. Rear (north-east) front of three storeys on basement with central segmental plan bow. One plus three plus one windows, all glazing bar sashes. The two side elevations each have five windows. Interior: steps within porch rise to principal floor, the entrance hall having a dentilled frieze. Door to far end is flanked by pilasters and has fanlight above. This leads to the staircase, which is a single stone flight cantilevered out from wall rising to the first floor. The dome above has a central light surrounded by plaster decoration by Robert Adam. Music room to north of hall has a gilded frieze of musical instruments, echoed on the marble chimney piece. Library retains two book- cases (five removed in 1972). Elaborate frieze and a chimney piece of red scagliola. Circular drawing room decorated after a scheme of Robert Adam dated 1781. Ceiling of plasterwork, frieze and chimney piece executed to his designs with honeysuckle sprigs. Wall panels are Parisian wall paper bought in 1798. The house stands in grounds landscaped after a plan by Capability Brown. (Thompson, N: "Moccas Court, Herefordshire", pts I & II, CL, Vol 160, pp 1474 - 1477 and 1554 - 1557, 18.11. & 25.11.76).
Listing NGR: SO3577043533
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 150001
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Country Life in 18 November, Vol. 160, (1976), 1474-77
Country Life in 25 November, Vol. 160, (1976), 1554-57
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 20 Hereford and Worcester,
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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