Atcombe Court

Atcombe Court is a large country house, dating from the late 17th century, with alterations and additions made in the 18th century, an east range constructed around 1821 for Thomas Reddall Haycock, and a further addition around 1860. The house is constructed of limestone ashlar, random and coursed rubble limestone, with ashlar chimneys and Welsh and stone slate roofs. It is arranged over three storeys, with a two-storey east range extending to form an L-shaped plan, and a further two-storey addition to the east range.

The east front, largely dating from around 1821, is faced in ashlar and features a central two-storey bow open to the ground floor, with an Ionic colonnade forming a porch. The entrance consists of double six-panel doors with a rectangular decorative fanlight above. A curved Venetian window sits above the porch, with panelled pilasters and marginal lights. Twelve-pane sash windows are arranged in a two-window pattern on either side of the bow. A plain upper floor band and a boldly projecting parapet cornice with a blocking course top the facade. Parapet chimneys with moulded caps are located at the centre of each end of the east range. A recessed addition from around 1860 is situated to the right, featuring a three-window sash fenestration with marginal lights. It also incorporates a plain upper floor band and ridge-mounted chimneys that match the main east range.

The south front displays the earlier core of the house, with an 18th-century addition to the left and the end of the east range to the right. The original 17th-century section is three storeys high, with a mix of sash and chamfered mullioned casement windows. Continuous drip moulds are visible, along with indications of some blocked mullioned casements. A late 19th-century single-storey bay window, featuring mullioned and transomed casements, is located to the right. The 18th-century addition to the left features a single three-light chamfered mullioned casement on the ground floor, two on the upper floor, and a two-light casement in a small attic gable, all with hoodmoulds. A single upper floor twelve-pane sash window is found in the end of the east range. Two ridge-mounted chimneys with moulded caps are present.

The north side has two small attic gables, one to the 17th-century and one to the 18th-century range, each with two-light casements. Scattered two- and three-light casements are visible on various levels below. The west side exhibits a large, low-pitched brick gable belonging to a later 19th-century addition, fitted with sash fenestration.

Inside, the main hall contains an elliptical stone staircase with a Regency wrought iron balustrade and wreathed handrail, and an oval skylight. A fine plaster cornice adorns the hall, featuring a dividing oval arch. Good Regency doorcases are found leading to the principal rooms, and decorative plaster cornices are throughout the Regency sections of the house. The 17th-century house contains a staircase with barleysugar balusters, moulded handrails, and strings. Outbuildings are situated to the north.