Description

MORDIFORD CP -
SO 53 NE
5/128 Sufton Court
II*
Country house. c1790 attributed to James Wyatt. Bath stone ashlar,
hipped stone slate roof. Double depth plan with central entrance and
stair well, grouped axial stacks. Three storeys, attics and cellars
with mezzanine floor to north-east corner. Main front, 2:1:2 by four
bays; plinth, string course and dentilled eaves cornice, central
pedimented slightly forward break, plain sash windows, Venetian window
in semi-circular-headed arch to first floor; late C19 cast iron porch,
half-glazed door. Interior largely intact retaining fine ramped stair-
case, panelled doors some with inlay and main rooms with stuccoed ceil-
ing decoration, also contemporary fireplaces. House focal point of
landscaped park laid out by Repton, 1797; seat of Hereford family.
(Burke's and Savill's Guide to Country Houses, Volume II, p 60;
J M Robinson: The Wyatts, 1979, p 245).

Listing NGR: SO5730537941

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Sufton Court official website
• Wikidata Q17537784

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Recommended Books

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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)