Corse Court
CORSE COURT, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1341953
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Corse Court
- Statutory Address:
- CORSE COURT, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1341953
- Date first listed:
- 02-Oct-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Corse Court
- Statutory Address 1:
- CORSE COURT, CHURCH LANE
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:
- CORSE COURT, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Forest of Dean (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Corse
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 78803 26468
Details
CORSE CHURCH LANE SO 72 NE (south side)
10/29 Corse Court 2.10.54
GV II*
Former farmhouse, now house. C14, late C16, C17, C18, C19, C20. Rendered infill to timber-framing, stone plinth; English bond and other brickwork, tiled roof. 'L' plan, 4-bay hall section, one storey and attics, 5-bay cross wing, 2 storeys. Facade facing church: projecting gable to cross wing on right, 2-panel high framing ground floor, 2-light casement window in centre, block for former oriel below: either side braces from studs to top rail. Jetty over, chamfered joists, curved braces to ends. First floor, two-panel high framing, long braces sill towards centre, 4-pane sash cuts tie beam: 2 collars above, and moulded coat of arms. Eaves raised 1920's. Left return framed, curved head to blocked door. Hall range timber-framed, blocked window, mortices for oriel or face-fixed frame: 2-light casement in gabled dormer over, scalloped bargeboards. Brickwork replaces framing to left, 2- light casement, wide stud with 2 parallel slits, possibly as window; further brick section with boarded door up 5 stone steps under cambered brick arch, to cross passage. Stud, brick section with 2-light casement, cambered head and corner post. Later brick extension left: timber-framed gable left return. Late brick chimney right return: brick chimney below ridge, to right of cross passage door: on ridge to left. Present entrance on right return. Interior: great hall to right of main wing: double ogee head to door to cross wing: to right 2 panels with tall curved solid braces, pegs below for bench seat. Inserted ceiling, wide chamfers to beams dividing it into 4, chamfered joists. Wide fireplace backing onto cross passage. Wide hollow chamfer to beam in cross wing, exposed chamfered joists, lodged onto L-section beam. First floor: closed cruck truss right end hall wing, open to left, chamfered arch braces to cambered collar, crucks foiled above collar: foiled kingpost since removed. One pair flat purlins, curved braces, lapped and pegged to truss. Behind chimney smoke blackened rafters, 3 with pegs for possible louvre. Further full cruck truss; end cruck for half hip. Truss in cross wing foiled. Three-bay cruck building survives, extended on left C19; cross wing rebuilt late C16, extended C18, and C19, last cider cellar and granary. (V.C.H., Gloucestershire, Vol. VIII, 1972.)
Listing NGR: SO7880626464
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 125846
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Page, W, The Victoria History of the County of Gloucester, (1968)
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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