Painswick Lodge is a grade I listed house in

Painswick Painswick is a town and civil parish in the Stroud District in Gloucestershire, England. Originally the town grew from the wool trade, but it is now best known for its parish church's yew trees and the local Rococo Garden. The village is mainly ...

, Gloucestershire, England. The rubble stone building, which has been extensively reworked and remodelled since the 16th century, was home to

Lord of the Manor Lord of the Manor is a title that, in Anglo-Saxon England, referred to the landholder of a rural estate. The lord enjoyed manorial rights (the rights to establish and occupy a residence, known as the manor house and demesne) as well as seig ...

between 1530 and 1804.

History

There has been an estate at Painswick since at least 1066, when it was held by Ernesi and subsequently Walter de Lacy. It was

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, a relative of de Lacy, who is the namesake of the village of Painswick and the manor house. Painswick Lodge has been the home of the

for

between 1530 and 1804, when the manorial rights were purchased by Thomas Croome, at which point the manor house for the area was at the nearby Beech Farm. Painswick Lodge was leased to the

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for a period in the 16th century.

House

The building appears to date in parts to approximately 1400, but was extensively reworked in the 16th and 17th centuries. The main hall from the 16th century still exists, as do the 17th-century additions. The wings of the building were removed in 1840 and the building went through a restoration in the 20th century. The building is made of

rubble Rubble is broken stone, of irregular size, shape and texture; undressed especially as a filling-in. Rubble naturally found in the soil is known also as 'brash' (compare cornbrash)."Rubble" def. 2., "Brash n. 2. def. 1. ''Oxford English Dictionar ...

limestone, with a stone slate roof. Originally the building would have had a great hall and courtyard; only two wings remain, with an entry porch into the old hall which now includes a ceiling. The north wing is two storeys high, with a basement and attic. The windows are modified 16th-century

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windows. To the right of the main entrance is a previous

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tower. Inside, the house was subdivided in the 20th century, at least in part by

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External links

Official website
Grade I listed houses in Gloucestershire Painswick Manors in Gloucestershire