Moccas Court
| Moccas Court | |
|---|---|
| Type | Country house |
| Location | Moccas, Herefordshire |
| Coordinates | 52°05′11″N 2°56′20″W / 52.0864°N 2.9388°W |
| Built | 1775-1781 |
| Architect | Anthony Keck |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Owner | Linda Bennett |
Listed Building – Grade I | |
| Official name | Moccas Court |
| Designated | 2 September 1966 |
| Reference no. | 1081852 |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
| Official name | Estate Building, Home Farmhouse |
| Designated | 23 September 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1081853 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Home Farmhouse |
| Designated | 23 September 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1157798 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Barn at Home Farmhouse |
| Designated | 23 September 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1157804 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Bridge Lodge |
| Designated | 23 September 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1301425 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
| Official name | Dawe Lodge |
| Designated | 23 September 1987 |
| Reference no. | 1349850 |
Location of Moccas Court in Herefordshire | |
Moccas Court is an 18th-century country house which sits in sloping grounds overlooking the River Wye north of the village of Moccas, Herefordshire, England.
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 a Grade I listed building.[1]
The Cornewall family occupied Moccas until 1916 when Sir Geoffrey Cornewall, the 6th Baronet, moved to a smaller house on the estate, after which the 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.[2] It was then sold to Linda Bennett, founder of the fashion house L.K.Bennett.[3]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Moccas Court (1081852)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Thomas, Holly (23 May 2014). "A Georgian mansion to write home about". The Times. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
- ^ "Moccas Court". DiCamillo. Retrieved 10 October 2025.