Drakestones House And Attached Stable Block, And Walls

ST 79 NW STINCHCOMBE WOTTON ROAD 3/126 (east side)

Drakestones House and attached stable block, and walls

II*

Detached dwelling. Oswald P Milne. 1911. Squared and coursed marlstone, stone slate roofs. T-plan main house plus service wing, and on the north side, courtyard formed by low wing, walls, gate iers, and L-plan stable block forming second smaller courtyard. South elevation two storeys and attic, 3-windowed, plus one-windowed to projecting gable, right, and 3-windowed to service block. All wood casements with glazing bars and tile-crease cills, variously 2, 3 or 4-light, voussoirs over. Two ridge stacks, and large eaves stack near left hand end. Entrance through projecting 2-storey porch on north side, set in swept down main roof slope and with gable to right containing 2, 3 and 4-light transomed casements. To right of porch, bell hung to small dormer. Over door, coat of arms with motto 'ALLA TA HARA'. Plain wall return, left, and second return to square piers c3 m high and stable block; also, from north-west corner of main block run of c14 m wall 2.7 m high, stone slate capping, containing one square door opening.

Interior not viewed, but reputed to contain original decorations and fittings.

House should have been designed by Gimson, but his costs too high, according to information from Mr Mildmay, son of the original client. A very splendid and restrained example of the Cotswold Country House style of the period, virtually unaltered. See also CL.

Listing NGR: ST7344797789