Sands Court

Sands Court is a house dating back to the 18th century, with alterations and additions made in the early and mid-19th century. It was originally the dower house for the Codrington family and Dodington Park. The house is constructed of rubble, partly rendered, with brick, stone dressings and quoins. The roofs are covered in double Roman tiles, slate and stone slates, featuring raised coped verges and stepped stonework. The building has stone and brick gable stacks, with two stone stacks prominent along the front eaves, each featuring small recessed panels.

The front of the house now faces the rear. The east elevation has two storeys and four windows. The ground floor has three 16-pane sash windows within plain stone surrounds. The second bay from the left has a panelled and glass door set beneath a flat stone hood supported by brackets; low stone walls flank the door, topped with carved lions. The first floor has four 4-pane sash windows, each with a small lancet window above. A two-storey block attached to the left incorporates a single-storey lean-to and has an 8-pane light on the ground floor and a 4-pane light on the first floor.

The right return boasts a French window with an overlight in a moulded stone surround, while on the first floor, there's a 2-light window with segmental heads, a hood mould and a relieving arch. An attic has a fixed light of two panes with a hood mould. A lower wing to the right features a ground floor sash within a moulded architrave with a floating cornice. The left return has a sash to the rear of the lower block, a sash at ground and first floor to the main house, and a small fixed light on the ground floor to the left.

The rear of the house is arranged with a picturesque composition, encompassing two gabled, two-and-a-half storey blocks and a central, single-storey connecting block with a balustrade and central panel. A tower is set back and features an ogee-shaped roof. Each gabled block has ground-floor sashes similar to those on the right return. The central connecting block has a panelled and glass door with a pointed arch, a fanlight with radial glazing bars and a hood mould, as well as three varied basement windows. The first floor includes two 2-light casements with hood moulds. The tower incorporates a pointed arched window with a hood mould, with a small projection on each side, each with a pitched roof and a single fixed light. There are also gabled dormers on the front and rear, and fixed lights on each side. A block to the right features a basement opening with a segmental head and a 4-light casement with chamfered mullions and a hood mould on the ground floor, along with a similar 3-light casement at the first floor. Brickwork is visible within the wall.

Inside, the front right-hand room has a stone reeded fireplace with a marble mantel, skirting and a moulded dado rail, with shutters on all windows. It also contains a reset corner cupboard with shaped shelves and a squint to the left. The rear right-hand room features a small acanthus-leaf cornice. The front left-hand room has a marble fireplace with a beaded surround. A stone open-well stair is in the rear hall, with a banded mahogany wreathed handrail. The attic room in the tower showcases exposed rafters.