Holcombe House

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Holcombe House
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Holcombe House
General information
StatusGrade II* listed
Town or cityPainswick
CountryGreat Britain
OwnerPrivately Owned
Design and construction
Architect(s)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]

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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]


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References

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

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