Although travel links have now improved the A stone balustrade parapet is carried round the top
description of Much Hadham, on the edge of The of the building with a bracketed cornice below.
Moor Place Estate remains true today.
Ground Floor
The estate is centred on Moor Place House, a A flight of stone steps with iron handrails lead to
substantial Grade I listed house of considerable the raised ground floor with basement below. The
importance. The nucleus of the house dates from large Adam style mahogany double doors with
1779, as seen on the coat of arms above the front fan light above open into the entrance hall which
door, with later additions in keeping with the has a modillion cornice. On entering the house
classic style. Close to the house are the stable there is a vista through the staircase hall, into the
block, farm buildings and estate cottages. Further drawing room and out on to the park beyond
afield there are another two farm yards; all of through the drawing room French windows.
this is surrounded by the 85 acres of grass park,
From the entrance hall there are doors to the
a further 640 acres of arable land and 38 acres
cloak room and the library and double doors to
of woodland which make up the 781 acres of
the stone flagged staircase hall which is lit from
Moor Place.
above by a circular lantern. From the staircase
hall there are doors to all of the principal rooms;
MOOR PLACE HOUSE
the library, dining room and drawing room, and
The house is approached along a tree lined
to the nursery wing, where the kitchen and
avenue from the Grade II listed gates on the main
breakfast room are.
street in Much Hadham through parkland and
The library faces west and is dominated by an
around the house to arrive at the impressive west
unusual mahogany bookcase over 24 feet in
side with a large circular gravel sweep with a yew
length stamped with name of Taylor & Sons, of
circle at its centre and bordered by manicured
Great Dover Street, which it is thought to date
box hedges.
from the beginning of the 19th century. As in all
The house itself is a substantial, square, red brick of the principal rooms there is a decorative frieze
house with stone dressings and a hipped tile roof. and overdoor.
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