Description

MILCOTE

SP15SE MILCOTE
1931-1/4/69 Milcote Manor
02/08/72

II

Manor house. C17 with C16 elements and early C18 rebuilding;
enlarged in early C19. Rear left half of ashlar with first
floor of timber-frame with brick infill; right half of C18
brick on rubble plinth; front range of C19 brick; hipped tile
roof with 2 front gables and 3 brick stacks, one with brick
shaft on coursed blue lias rubble. Double-depth plan.
EXTERIOR: Front of 2 storeys; 2-window range. 2 gables.
Central entrance has hipped open porch and C20 half-glazed
door with side light. Segmental-headed windows have sills, and
2-light small-paned casements. Left return has gabled left end
of early C18 brick with plat band over ground floor; lateral
stack to right of centre is rubble incorporating some ashlar
and stone dated: AD 1564, 2 square brick shafts with cornice.
Segmental-headed windows with sills: left end has wide window
to ground floor with 4-light C20 transomed small-paned
casement, first-floor window has similar 3-light casement,
small window to attic has 2-light small-paned casement;
windows with 2-light small-paned casements flank stack.
Right return has ashlar and timber-frame right half.
Segmental-headed entrance to left of centre has C20
small-paned half-glazed door, small segmental-headed window to
left and canted flat-roofed bay window to right with
1:2:1-light small-paned casements, late C20 canted flat-roofed
bay window to right half; first floor has small window and
larger window with sill and 2-light small-paned casement,
right half has blocked 3-light wooden-mullioned window; stack
to front of ridge has 4 clustered diagonal shafts.
Rear has 2-storey gabled projection with canted bay window
with hipped slate roof and segmental-headed window above,
lateral stack to right; ashlar and timber-framed part to left
has entrance with bracketed canopy over small-paned
half-glazed door and window above; first-floor windows have
sills and 2-light small-paned casements. Ashlar part has
several stones carved with strapwork, fluting etc, with
enriched cornice to rear elevation.
INTERIOR: reported as much altered after early C19 fire and in
C20.
HISTORY: the house stands on a moated site; carved stones are
reputed to come from the ruins of Mount Grevill, a house for
which Sir Ludovic Grevill received licence to build in 1567,
but was never finished. Either the manor house (VCH) or Mount
Grevill (Bloom Collection) is believed to have been burnt down
by Parliamentary forces in 1644.
(Victoria County Histories: Styles P: Victoria History of the
County of Warwickshire: 1945-: 198-202; Information from the
Bloom Collection: 36-8).

Listing NGR: SP1712352434

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26662780

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990