Moone Abbey House

Detached five-bay three-storey over basement country house, built 1748-50, on a neo-Palladian plan originally five-bay two-storey centred on single-bay single-storey flat-roofed projecting porch to ground floor; single-bay (single-bay deep) two-storey flat-roofed central return (west) on a bowed plan; three-bay two-storey screen walls on convex plans abutting two-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey "pavilions" on rectangular plans. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Sold, 1960. Hipped slate roof behind parapet with clay ridge tiles, cement rendered panelled chimney stacks having ogee-detailed stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and concealed rainwater goods retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes; hipped gable-fronted and pitched slate roofs ("pavilions") with clay ridge tiles extending into pressed or rolled lead ridges, rendered chimney stacks having ogee-detailed stringcourses below capping supporting terracotta pots, rooflights, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered cut-granite eaves. Part creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered walls with cut-granite ogee-detailed cornice supporting lead-covered parapet; roughcast surface finish to rear (west) elevation; part creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered surface finish (screen walls) with cut-granite coping; part creeper- or ivy-covered lime rendered surface finish ("pavilions") with lichen-spotted cut-granite coping to curvilinear parapets. Square-headed central door opening approached by flight of seven cut-granite steps with cut-granite step threshold, and concealed dressings with hood moulding framing glazed timber boarded double doors. Square-headed window openings ("cheeks") with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed door opening into country house with cut-granite surround centred on triple keystone framing glazed timber boarded door having overlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing three-over-six (basement), six-over-six or three-over-three (top floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed central door openings (screen walls) with cut-granite block-and-start surrounds centred on double keystones. Camber-headed flanking blind window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing lime rendered infill. Series of round-headed niches (first floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings on cut-granite imposts centred on cut-granite keystones framing lime rendered infill. Square-headed window openings in shallow camber-headed recesses ("pavilions") with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (ground floor) or three-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows having part exposed sash boxes. Set in landscaped grounds with rusticated piers to perimeter having ball finial-topped cornice capping supporting wrought iron double gates.