Holme Lacy House is the largest manor house in Herefordshire, built by the 2nd Viscount Scudamore in the late 17th century. The house is of two storeys with cellars and attics, walls made of sandstone ashlar with Bathstone dressings, and roofs covered with slates.¹ The original house started life in the 14th century after Walter de Lacy was granted the estate by William the Conqueror, and his daughter Clarice de Lacy married Thomas Scudamore. The house remained the family seat of the Earls of Chesterfield until 1902, when the contents were sold. In 1909, the house was sold to Sir Robert Lucas-Tooth, an Australian brewing millionaire. The design of Holme Lacy was influenced by Clarendon House, built between 1664 and 1667.