Description

1. LIBBY'S DRIVE

5227
Old Court House
and No 7 (Willowstream)
Formerly listed as New Mills
Court, Slad Road)
SO 8605 NW 22/78
SO 8505 5/78 1.5.51.
II GV
2.
Late C17, with mid-c18 front, now partly masked by 1-storey modern factory. Front
ashlar. 2 storeys. Canted bay, with double-hung sash windows, with glazing
bars and moulded embrassures. Central window on 1st floor has Gibbs surround.
Doorway, round arched with triple keystone.
Remainder hammerdressed rubble, with pitched stone roofs. All windows mullioned
casements, those on north side with hoodmoulds. Embrassures of 2 C18 sash windows
remain (partly blocked) on north side, and of 1 (completely blocked) on south
side. South side has 1 C17 stringcourse, part of an C18 modillioned eaves cornice,
and 1 mid C18 lead rainwater head. C18 extension to east, largely obscured by
factory. Ashlar. 2 storeys. Blocked balustrade masking roof. Plain window
embrasures. Mid C19 extension still further to east. Ashlar. 3 storeys. Plain
string courses. Modern hipped roof.
Old Court House, No 7 and No 6 form a group.

Listing NGR: SO8599905650

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26563302

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)