Bachelors Court

SO 90 SW SAPPERTON SAPPERTON VILLAGE

1/106 No. 21 (Bachelors Court ) 4.6.52 (formerly listed as Cottage occupied by N. Jewson)

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Former farmhouse, now house. Early C18. Rubble stone with Cotswold stone-slate roof. Main range set back from pathway with additional contemporary wing on left forming L-plan. Main range has one large stone gable stack to right, and one small brick gable stack to left. Steep pitched blind central gable to main range. 2 windows, 2-light wooden casements with lead lights. Ground floor has 2-light window to left, 3-light to right and central gabled porch built 1840 with chamfered 4-centred arched doorway. Interior contains some plasterwork and woodwork by Gimson: ground floor left-hand room has polygonal oak corner cupboard with wooden carved panel and inset date 1915, above and over doorway to left are small animal figures in plaster frieze. Fireplace in right- hand room on 1st floor has some small plaster motifs with date 1913 and entwined initials MJ. 2-storey wing to left has central brick stack and lobby entry with newel stair over fireplace, and 4 windows, similar to main range. This cottage was occupied for many years by Norman Jewson, pupil of Ernest Gimson, who came to Sapperton soon after Gimson and the Barnsley brothers. It was occupied until 1984 by his daughter, Nancy.

Listing NGR: SO9461603210