Moor Court,South Wing And North Wing

Moor Court, originally a large country house and now divided into three separate dwellings, was built in 1864 by Elmslie, Franey and Haddon for Reverend G. Williams. The building is constructed of ashlar limestone, with ashlar chimneys and a Welsh slate roof. It comprises a south wing and a north wing.

The east front is asymmetrical and dominated by a central, two-storey porte-cochere tower in a full classical style. The ground floor has an arcaded front with round arches supported on paired Ionic columns, and segmental rusticated coachway arches to the sides. Above are three sash windows on each of the two upper floors, with keyed moulded architraves and balustrade panels below the sills. The sashes are unglazed, while those on the top floor have segmental arched heads. Rusticated corner pilaster strips are present, and each face has a pediment with a moulded oculus in the tympanum. The chimneys have moulded caps, and the roof is hipped with ironwork cresting. The main elevation to the left has five windows, and to the right, three windows plus a projecting break-forward. Large four-pane sashes are on the ground floor, and smaller sashes on the upper floors, all with moulded, keyed architraves. A hipped roof with a modillion eaves cornice and ridge-mounted chimneys with moulded caps are also present.

The west front, overlooking the garden, has a mixed fenestration in an asymmetrical arrangement. An off-centre, three-storey canted bay window dominates the main (piano nobile) floor, featuring large four-pane sashes on each face. Smaller sashes are on the upper floors. A tripartite sash is to the left of the bay, with a pediment and cornice with brackets. Three linked sashes are to the right, also with a similar pediment and cornice. Banded rustication is present at cellar level, and there are paired corner pilasters. A plainer service range is to the left, with a three-window fenestration, the central window being tripartite. A large, contemporary conservatory with rusticated stone piers is on the south end, alongside open balustraded terrace walls with steps leading down to the lower garden level.

The interior features a fine stair hall with Doric column arcading on the upper-floor landing. The staircase has ornate cast-iron balusters and a swept handrail with wreathed terminals. Numerous good cornices and fireplaces are also present.