Description

SP 1635 6/179 BLOCKLEY STATION ROAD
(South-East side)

Blockley Court:
Court House and
Southview and Short
Wall to South-West of
Court House

GV II

Formerly Westmacott's Mill. C17 origins, flourished during silk trade of C18 and
early C19. Largely mid C19 rebuilding. Court House and Southview form one of
2 parallel mums of mill buildings. Three storeys to south, 4 storeys to north.
Coursed and squared rubble, slate roofs; Court House is taller with 3 ranges of
glazing bar sashes, Southview 9 ranges of segment-headed casements. Court House has
original wooden box-porch with elliptical head entrance to right. Southview has 2
fire escapes, entered however from north side. Rear door, to basement, of Court House
with traceried fanlight. Now converted into council houses. Vestmacott's was the
largest of Blockley's 12 mills and is still the most impressive group.

Wall about 8 ft high and 7 yds long projects from Court House, to south and west.
Coursed rubble, contains doorway.

Listing NGR: SP1666634998

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590970

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Recommended Books

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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East: Norwich and North-east v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings