Moor Crag Explained

Moor Crag (sometimes Moorcrag) is a Grade I listed house near Bowness-on-Windermere in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, overlooking Windermere. It lies in the north of the parish of Cartmel Fell. It was designed by C. F. A. Voysey in 1898-1899^[1] as a holiday home for J. W.Buckley of Altrincham.^[2]

Duncan Simpson in his 1979 work C.F.A. Voysey: an architect of individuality describes Moor Crag as "The single most important house designed by Voysey".^[3]

See also

• Grade I listed buildings in Cumbria
• Listed buildings in Cartmel Fell

External links

• Web site: The Residential Architecture of C. F. A. Voysey. Felhandler/ Steeneken Architects. 15 August 2016. Two photographs of Moor Crag

54.3243°N -2.9368°W

Notes and References

1. Book: Reid, Richard.. Baustilkunde : 3500 Bauten aus der alten und neuen Welt; alle Epochen und Stile in über 1700 Zeichnungen. 2010. Seemann. Hipp, H. Rüdiger. 9783865020420. Neuaufl. Leipzig. 540989989.
2. Book: 978-0-300-12663-1. Cumbria . Pevsner Architectural Guides . Hyde . Matthew . Pevsner . Nikolaus . Yale UP . Bowness-on-Windermere: Villas . 2010 . 174–175.
3. Book: Simpson. Duncan. C.F.A. Voysey: an architect of individuality. 1979. Lund Humphries. 43. 978-0853314264. 15 August 2016.