Brownshill Court
BROWNSHILL COURT, WICK STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1091567
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Brownshill Court
- Statutory Address:
- BROWNSHILL COURT, WICK STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1091567
- Date first listed:
- 21-Oct-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Brownshill Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- BROWNSHILL COURT, WICK STREET
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- BROWNSHILL COURT, WICK STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Stroud (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Painswick
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 85611 07289
Details
PAINSWICK WICK STREET SO 80 NE (west side) 5/356 Brownshill Court 21.10.55 II* Large country house, now several apartments. Mostly c.1777 for William Caruthers, but the west front is probably early to mid C18. Fine limestone ashlar with stone slate roofs, but Welsh slate to small link units. A grand Palladian composition with pedimented corps-de-logis linked to pedimented pavilions by straight wings. Main (east) front is 3 storeys, 5 bays, all glazing bar sashes, but central Venetian window at piano nobile, and lofty arched-head lights flanking doorway which has C20 glazed door in an Ionic pedimented portico. Plinth, sill band, rusticated quoins, modillion cornice and blocking course, four giant Corinthian pilasters. Hipped roof with 4 ashlar stacks with moulded cappings and smaller stacks to pavilions. Fully rusticated end pavilions are linked to main block by straight wings with Doric pilasters; pavilions one bay l½ storeys with oculus in decorative surround above pair of C20 glazed doors with 3 heavy key-stones. In the wings a central arched doorway is flanked by arched casements; left-hand door is studded plank. There is an extra bay to the extreme right. The back is in 3 storeys and basement but with 6 bays, all early C18 twelve-pane sashes in Gibbs surrounds to small key-stone and with butt-nosed sills; central ground floor may originally have been a door- way. To the basement are 5 elliptical-arched openings to 3 key-stones, and with iron bars. Interior: late C18 oak stair in central hall, swept handrails, 3 slender turned balusters to each tread; climbs in long flight to cross landing then divides left and right to top 2 floors. Glazed circular roof-light towards back of block. At ground floor a triple pillared opening with central ellipse, carrying the cross landing. There are many good fielded panel doors, and most windows have shutters. Various simple cross or transverse beams. First floor back rooms have C18 fire surrounds, one of these eared and moulded with high gabled overmantel with cherub in relief; at the opposite end is a more complex surround with moulded mantel but without overmantel; rich pierced cable mould and egg-and-dart enrichments. There are changes of level suggesting that back and front have been stitched together; at the time of survey the attic floor was unoccupied. The wing to the left has plain, heavy, close-set C19 beams.
Listing NGR: SO8561107289
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 133552
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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