Itton Court

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Coordinates: 51°39′20″N 2°44′1″W / 51.65556°N 2.73361°W / 51.65556; -2.73361
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Itton Court
Grade II* listed / Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
A distant view of the court

Itton Court,

Grade II* listed building and its gardens are listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales
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History

The original medieval manor was a fortified outstation for

Arts and Crafts work in the Cotswolds was employed to undertake significant renovations and rebuilding.[1] His work included a "very grand" billiard room and a long gallery.[1] The house remained the home of the Curres until the death of the last Lady Curre in 1956.[1] It was then sold and was subsequently divided into apartments.[1]

Architecture and description

The building history of the house is "extremely complex."[1] The remnants of the medieval gate tower are mixed with late nineteenth century reconstructions.[3] The architectural historian John Newman considers the East front to be "one of the most distinguished in the county."[3] The house is broadly rectangular, with two storeys and seven bays.[3] The interiors are almost unchanged from their late 19th century designs.[3]

The house is a Grade II* listed building, recognising its important historical development and its "fine interiors."[1] The park and gardens surrounding the house are registered at Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales as important survivals with landscaping features from the 17th to the 19th centuries.[4]

Notes

  1. ^
    National Historic Assets of Wales
    . Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ "Archives Network Wales - Curre (Itton) MSS". Anws.llgc.org.uk. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  3. ^ a b c d Newman 2000, pp. 257–8.
  4. National Historic Assets of Wales
    . Retrieved 6 February 2023.

References

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