The Court in Stanton Drew,

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, England dates from 1753 and is a Grade II*

listed building In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

. It is now used as a nursing home. The walls and piers around this property are themselves Grade II listed. It is now used as a

nursing home A nursing home is a facility for the residential care of elderly or disabled people. Nursing homes may also be referred to as skilled nursing facility (SNF) or long-term care facilities. Often, these terms have slightly different meanings to i ...

History

The house was built in 1753 and incorporated some features from a previous building. It underwent significant remodelling in the 19th century.

Architecture

The

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front of the three-storey building has five bays. The central doorway has doric

pilaster In classical architecture, a pilaster is an architectural element used to give the appearance of a supporting column and to articulate an extent of wall, with only an ornamental function. It consists of a flat surface raised from the main wal ...

s supporting a segmental

pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedim ...

. The of grounds include mature trees and herbaceaous borders. There is also a vegetable garden and fruit trees. It is opened for the

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Nursing Home

The building has been converted into a

. It was inspected by the

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in November 2015 and rated as requiring improvement. In 2018 the CQC rated the home as good.

References

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