The House from a circa 1910 postcard
Earlier Houses: There was a circa 1698 house on the site of the current house.
Built / Designed For: Theophilus Russel Buckworth
House & Family History: Cockley Cley is a late 19th century house built in the Italianate style for Theophilus Russel Buckworth. The seven-bay, two-and-a-half story house features stone quoins and a lower five-bay wing to the right of the main block.
Architect: Richard Makilwaine Phipson
Date: 1870-71
Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Reference: pg. 99
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Not Listed
Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Sir Samuel Roberts, 4th Bt.; Roberts family here since 1926.
Past Seat / Home of: Dashwood family of Kirtlington, circa 1700-1817. Theophilus Russel Buckworth, 19th century; Buckworth family here from 1817 until 1907. Francis Allen, 1907-26.
Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust
Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No