Holcombe House Explained

Holcombe House
Status:	Grade II* listed
Location Town:	Painswick
Location Country:	Great Britain
Owner:	Privately Owned
Architect:	Detmar Blow

Holcombe House is a large Grade II* listed country house located near Painswick, Gloucestershire. The house is a fine example of an Arts and Crafts Cotswolds manor house.^[1]

History

Holcombe House was originally built for a wealthy clothier from Painswick in the late 1600s,^[2] and was later enlarged and remodelled in the early 1900s by Detmar Blow in the Arts and Crafts manner.^[3] The house was subject of a painting by Charles March Gere in 1926.^[4]

There are a number of associated listed structures associated with the house including the boundary walls and dovecote which are both Grade II listed.^{[5] [6]}

External links

51.8025°N -2.2076°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: HOLCOMBE HOUSE, Painswick - 1152444 Historic England. historicengland.org.uk. en. 2020-05-20.
2. Web site: Painswick - A Wool Town. painswicklocalhistorysociety.org.uk. 2020-05-20.
3. Web site: Holcombe House, Painswick, Gloucestershire. Holcombe House. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2020-05-20.
4. Web site: Holcombe House, Painswick, Gloucestershire Art UK. artuk.org. en. 2020-05-20.
5. Web site: BOUNDARY WALLS TO HOLCOMBE HOUSE, Painswick - 1340489 Historic England. historicengland.org.uk. en. 2020-05-20.
6. Web site: DOVECOTE TO NORTH OF HOLCOMBE HOUSE, Painswick - 1091009 Historic England. historicengland.org.uk. en. 2020-05-20.