The Court - Snowshill Road, Broadway

After leaving the National Trust property of Snowshill Manor, got these views of the picturesque Cotswold village of Broadway on the way back towards Birmingham. I've yet to have a walk around this village, maybe sometime in the future. For now these car views will have to do.

Broadway is a large village and civil parish within the Cotswolds, located in the county of Worcestershire, England. Its population was 2,540 in the 2011 census, a small increase on the 2,496 in the 2001 census. It is situated in the far southeast of Worcestershire and very close to the Gloucestershire border, midway between the towns of Evesham and Moreton-in-Marsh. Often referred to as the "Jewel of the Cotswolds".

Broadway village lies beneath Fish Hill on the western Cotswold escarpment. The "broad way" is the wide grass-fringed main street, centred on the Green, which is lined with red chestnut trees and honey-coloured Cotswold limestone buildings, many dating from the 16th century. It is known for its association with the Arts and Crafts movement, and is situated in an area of outstanding scenery and conservation. The wide High Street is lined with a wide variety of shops and cafes, many housed in listed buildings.

The Court

Grade II* Listed Building

The Court

Listing Text

SP 03 NE BROADWAY CP SNOWSHILL ROAD
4/132 The Court
30.7.59
GV II*
Gatehouse, now house. Circa 1600, restored and extended 1898 by Guy Dawber.
Limestone rubble with stone slate roof. Two storeys. Windows are rebated
and chamfered with mullions. Earliest part, facing road, has two windows of
two lights on the ground floor, and a similar one towards the left on the
first floor partly within a gable. At the right is a 5-light window with
transom within a gable. Below is a wide entrance with a moulded segmental
arch within a square label, and moulded imposts. Carved below the label
are three crests: a reindeer, a sheldrake and a mailed fist. Above is a
carved coat of arms of Sheldon crossed with Rudding. The archway is now
blocked and contains a smaller doorway, with leaded glazing within a grid
of timber mullions and transoms above. Gables coped. Chimney to right
has paired shafts. The south facade has a two-bay recessed centre between
two gabled wings, each of one bay, the right-hand one part of the original
gatehouse. In the right-hand bay of the centre is a chamfered doorway.
The early part of the house once formed the gatehouse and entrance to the
stables of Broadway Court, which stood in the field opposite until its
demolition in 1773. (Houghton, C C: A Walk About Broadway, 1980; VCH, p 36).

Listing NGR: SP0968236358

This text is from the original listing, and may not necessarily reflect the current setting of the building.

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Taken in: UK / England / Wychavon District / Broadway (show map)

Taken on: July 21, 2019

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