Sufton Court
A compact Palladian house attributed to James Wyatt, set above the Wye and Lugg within parkland associated with Humphry Repton.
A compact Palladian house attributed to James Wyatt, set above the Wye and Lugg within parkland associated with Humphry Repton.
Register entry — SUFTON COURT. National Heritage List for England reference: 1179699. Recorded designation: Grade II* listed building.
First listed: 1985-10-11. This is the listing date, not a construction date.
Source: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1179699
The register identity was cross-checked against the official record name, coordinates and grade on 21 October 2026.
An English editorial overview and visiting guidance are available in this dossier. Check the linked official information for current opening times, access and booking arrangements.
Eintrag
- Palladian country house
- Vereinigtes Königreich
- Mordiford
- United Kingdom
- other
- 1985-10-11
Redaktionelle Einordnung
Historic Houses dates Sufton Court to 1788 and identifies James Wyatt as architect for James Hereford. It also attributes the interior scheme to Wyatt, singling out the former Music Room, now used as a Drawing Room. The house's architectural date should be distinguished from its later legal listing date.
The surrounding park is associated with Repton, whose Red Book is reported to survive. The setting above the rivers Wye and Lugg connects the house with a wider designed landscape rather than an isolated ornamental garden.
Our editorial reading: compare the house's compact scale with its broader landscape outlook. The relationship between room use, framed views and the park offers a way to read domestic architecture and landscape design together.
Source: https://www.historichouses.org/house/sufton-court/visit/ (checked 21 October 2026).
Besuchsempfehlung
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Lage und Besuch
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Quellen & Credits
Quelldatensatz: Wikidata
Quelldatensatz: Eigen redactie
Quelldatensatz: National Heritage List for England (Historic England)
Quelldatensatz: Wikimedia Commons
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