Brockworth Court

The original house was granted to Llanthony Secunda Priory in the 12th century and remained as a Prior's residence until the dissolution of the monasteries in 1540 when it was granted to the Guise family by king Henry VIII. It was altered and extended in the 18th and 19th centuries.{{NHLE|num=1091764|desc=Brockworth Court|grade=II*|access-date=19 November 2023}} A large tithe barn dating from pre-Tudor times, reflects the priory's wealth. Henry VIII and his second wife Anne Boleyn are noted as having visited in August 1535.{{cite web|author=|url=https://www.ngs.org.uk/?bf-garden=20289 |title=Brockworth Court|publisher=ngs.org.uk |date=|accessdate=20 May 2018}} Brockworth Court was inhabited by John Guise, the new Lord of the Manor, in 1540.{{cite web |url=http://www.st-george-brockworth.org.uk/page10.html |title=History |publisher=St-george-brockworth.org.uk |date= |accessdate=20 May 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221426/http://www.st-george-brockworth.org.uk/page10.html |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=dead }} The Tithe Barn was almost completely destroyed by fire in 1996 and rebuilt using traditional materials and methods. The restoration work was granted an award by the CPRE. The court is a Grade II* listed building.{{NHLE|num=1091764|desc=Brockworth Court|grade=II*|access-date=19 November 2023}}

Nearby Brockworth Mill and Mill Farm were situated at the intersection of Mill Lane and Horsbere Brook. The Domesday Book records a corn mill in Brockworth. When the Witcombe Reservoir was built in 1863 the mill stopped working and fell into neglect.https://brockworth-pc.gov.uk/the-parish/parish-history/

The gardens at Brockworth Court are part of the National Gardens Scheme and are open to the public on selected days in May, June and September. Group tours of the house are available.{{cite web|url=http://www.ngs.org.uk/gardens/find-a-garden/garden.aspx?id=20289 |title=NGS Gardens open for charity - Garden |publisher=Ngs.org.uk |date= |accessdate=20 May 2015}}

There are number of listed building within the grounds and surrounding area that still are or were part of Brockworth Court through history.

The tithe barn is a Grade II* listed building, dating from the late-15th century or early-16th centaury. Built with a close-studded timber frame and square panels, with a stone slate roof.

The outbuilding and horse engine house are Grade II listed buildings.{{Cite web |title=OUTBUILDING AND HORSE ENGINE HOUSE, CIRCA 15 METRES NORTH OF THE TITHE BARN AT BROCKWELL COURT, Brockworth - 1091766 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091766 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} The outbuilding is a late-16th century to early-17th century building made with square panels in a timber frame. The horse engine house is an octagonal 19th century building alongside the outbuilding.

A late-18th century to mid-19th century Grade II open fronted shelter shed.{{Cite web |title=OPEN FRONTED SHELTER SHED NORTH EAST OF BROCKWORTH COURT, Brockworth - 1304722 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1304722 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} Built in an L-shape from limestone rubble and stone slate roof.

It is understood to be an 18th century Grade II listed well head{{Cite web |title=WELL HEAD CIRCA 100 METRES EAST OF BROCKWORTH COURT, Brockworth - 1304742 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1304742 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} built at the same time as Brockworth Courts' walled garden. Built from irregularly bonded red brick on a limestone plinth. The well head was restored in late-2023, as part of the requirements for the development of new housing to the north of Brockworth.

A Grade II listed wall{{Cite web |title=WALL SOUTH OF BROCKWORTH COURT, Brockworth - 1091765 {{!}} Historic England |url=https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1091765 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=historicengland.org.uk |language=en}} to the south of the Brockworth Court building. Considered to have been built at the same time as the well head, it is an 18th century red brick wall. This wall has been added to at various stages over time and includes ashlar sections, with additional red brick sections used to increase the height of the wall.

File:Brockworth Court - geograph.org.uk - 568067.jpg|Brockworth Court

File:Brockworth Court Tithe Barn - geograph.org.uk - 133943.jpg|Tithe barn

File:Brockworth Court wellhead facing west.jpg|Well head

File:Wall South Of Brockworth Court.jpg|South wall

File:Outbuilding at Brockworth Court.jpg|Outbuilding with horse engine shed foundation

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• {{cite book |last1=Verey |first1=David |last2=Brooks |first2=Alan |year=2002 |title=Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England) |publisher=Yale University Press |edition=3rd |isbn=978-0300097337}}

• [http://www.greatbarns.org.uk/brockworth_court.html Brockworth Court] at greatbarns.org
• [http://www.francisfrith.com/uk/brockworth/brockworth-st-george-s-church-and-brockworth-court-c1955_b837002 Brockworth, St George's Church And Brockworth Court c.1955] at francisfrith.com
• [https://davidsgardendiary.wordpress.com/2013/07/14/brockworth-court/ Brockworth Court] at davidsgardendiary.wordpress.com

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