Crowcombe Court | |
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General information | |
Town or city | Crowcombe |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°07′30″N 3°13′50″W / 51.1250°N 3.2305°W |
Completed | 1739 |
Crowcombe Court in Crowcombe, Somerset, England is a large country house dating from 1724 to 1739. It is Grade I listed. [1]
It was built, in English regional baroque style, [2] by Thomas Parker, for Thomas Carew, [3] and finished by Nathaniel Ireson of Wincanton, after Carew found that Parker had taken old coins, found while demolishing the old house. [4] Minor alterations were carried out by Edward Middleton Barry around 1870. [1]
The house has amber coloured bricks complemented by Bath stone pilasters and frontispiece. [5] The interior includes plasterwork by Grinling Gibbons. [6] The house was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "the finest house of its date in Somerset south of the Bath area". [7] [8]
Brympton School, previously at Brympton d'Evercy, occupied Crowcombe Court between 1974 and 1976. [9] It has also been used as a nursing home. [3]
The previous owners of the house David and Kate Kenyon purchased the property in 2011. Kate is a direct descendant of James Morrison.
The gardens and parkland are listed, Grade II, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. [10]
As of 2019, Crowcombe Court is owned by The Gilchrist Collection and is used as a Wedding Venue. [11]
Crowcombe Court | |
---|---|
General information | |
Town or city | Crowcombe |
Country | England |
Coordinates | 51°07′30″N 3°13′50″W / 51.1250°N 3.2305°W |
Completed | 1739 |
Crowcombe Court in Crowcombe, Somerset, England is a large country house dating from 1724 to 1739. It is Grade I listed. [1]
It was built, in English regional baroque style, [2] by Thomas Parker, for Thomas Carew, [3] and finished by Nathaniel Ireson of Wincanton, after Carew found that Parker had taken old coins, found while demolishing the old house. [4] Minor alterations were carried out by Edward Middleton Barry around 1870. [1]
The house has amber coloured bricks complemented by Bath stone pilasters and frontispiece. [5] The interior includes plasterwork by Grinling Gibbons. [6] The house was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "the finest house of its date in Somerset south of the Bath area". [7] [8]
Brympton School, previously at Brympton d'Evercy, occupied Crowcombe Court between 1974 and 1976. [9] It has also been used as a nursing home. [3]
The previous owners of the house David and Kate Kenyon purchased the property in 2011. Kate is a direct descendant of James Morrison.
The gardens and parkland are listed, Grade II, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. [10]
As of 2019, Crowcombe Court is owned by The Gilchrist Collection and is used as a Wedding Venue. [11]