Sugwas Court |
| Hob Uid: 108063 | |
Location :
County of Herefordshire
Stretton Sugwas
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| Grid Ref : SO4542040810 |
| Summary : The present Sugwas Court, built in 1792, incorporates remains of the former manor house of the Bishop of Hereford which was ruined in 1754. Architectural fragments of St Thomas's Chapel, apparently extant in the 12th century, also exist. |
More information : (SO 45424081) Sugwas Court (NAT). (1)
Sugwas Court, formerly a Manor House of the Bishops of Hereford,
was entirely rebuilt in 1792. It is shown as disused or
demolished by Taylor in 1754. Incorporated in the stable are
a number of worked stones, including a late 12th century
round-headed doorway with a grooved and chamfered lable. Other
stones are incoroporated in the cellar walls of the house. Set
against the W end of a building between the stable and the
house is a slab, 6 1/4 ft long, with a chamfered under-edge
and said to have been the altar slab of the former chapel (1) of
St Thomas; (3) it has no consecration crosses. (1) The chapel
was in ruins in 1754. (2-4)
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