Moresby is a civil parish in the Borough of Copeland, Cumbria, England. It contains three listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, one is listed at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade. The parish lies to the east of the town of Whitehaven, and its listed buildings comprise a country house, a feature in its garden, and a nearby barn that has been converted into a theatre.
A country house in ashlar, with end pilasters, an eavesband, a cornice, and a slate roof. It has two storeys, and the entrance front is curved with five bays. In the centre is a Doric porch with two fluted columns. At the extreme right of the front is a round-headed stair window, and to the right of this is a wing with an eyebrow dormer on the side. In the garden front are two full-height cantedbay windows, and a small Venetian window in each gable. The other windows are sashes. To the right of the house is a wall containing a doorway with an Ionic surround and a pediment.[2][3]
A feature in the garden, the balustrade is about 3 feet (0.91 m) high, and consists of three sections of balusters with a mouldedplinth and coping between four piers. On the balustrade are three groups of putti, and an urn with a cover and swags.[4]
Originally a barn, it was converted into a theatre in 1959 for Sir Nicholas Sekers, the interior being designed by Oliver Messel. The original part is in stone, additions are in brick and timber, most of it is weatherboarded, and the roof is tiled. The barn forms the auditorium, and the additions form the stage, offices and a bar. The theatre seats 200 people, and its proscenium arch came from a hotel in Whitehaven.[2][5]
