Ipsley Court (North Wing)

Ipsley Court (North Wing) is the north wing of a large house that has been converted into a barn and stable, and is now used as offices. It dates from the late 17th century, with earlier origins, and underwent alterations around 1724 and in the mid-18th century. The building was restored and remodeled in the late 20th century. It is constructed of handmade red brick in English bond and features a steeply-pitched machine-tiled hipped roof with a brick ridge stack. The structure is L-shaped, with the main part consisting of roughly six bays aligned east to west, and a single-bay return to the southwest. There is a wagon bay with opposed round-headed cart entries located in the fourth bay from the east end of the main part.

The building has two storeys, with a chamfered plinth, a two-course band between the main storeys, and a prominent 18th-century moulded and bracketed eaves cornice, which has been extensively restored. The windows are all 20th-century casements, some of which have been inserted into original or 18th-century openings. At the east end of the south elevation, there are two double doors with transom lights, and at the east end of the north elevation, there is a blind round-headed archway with stone impost blocks, which has inserted double doors and a transom light. The round-headed archways in the wagon bay are glazed and have glazed doors.

Inside, the wagon bay retains two collar and tie-beam trusses with two struts that are likely from the mid-18th century. Ipsley Court is believed to be the remains of the Great House built for Sir John Huband in the 16th century. The south return of the north wing was originally attached to the central part of the house, which was demolished in 1724 when it was sold to the Reverend John Colben. In the mid-18th century, the surviving north wing and south wing were restored by Dr. Walter Lander, the father of poet W. S. Landor, and the north wing was altered to serve as a barn and stable. In the late 20th century, a new central section was constructed, linking the wings with brick walls.