Drakestones House And Attached Stable Block, And Walls

Drakestones House, along with its attached stable block and walls, is a detached dwelling built in 1911 by Oswald P Milne. The building is constructed from squared and coursed marlstone with stone slate roofs, featuring a T-plan main house and a service wing. On the north side, there is a courtyard formed by a low wing, walls, gate piers, and an L-plan stable block that creates a second smaller courtyard.

The south elevation of the house is two storeys and an attic, with three windows, plus one window in a projecting gable on the right and three windows in the service block. All windows are wood casements with glazing bars and tile-crease cills, arranged in various configurations of two, three, or four lights, with voussoirs above. The house has two ridge stacks and a large eaves stack near the left end.

Entrance is through a projecting two-storey porch on the north side, which is set into the main roof slope and has a gable on the right containing two, three, and four-light transomed casements. To the right of the porch, there is a small dormer with a bell. Above the door, there is a coat of arms with the motto 'ALLA TA HARA'. The left side features a plain wall return, and there is a second return to square piers approximately 3 meters high leading to the stable block. Additionally, from the north-west corner of the main block, there is a run of wall about 14 meters long and 2.7 meters high, topped with stone slate and containing one square door opening.

Although the interior was not viewed, it is reputed to contain original decorations and fittings. The house is considered a splendid and restrained example of the Cotswold Country House style from the period and remains virtually unaltered. It was originally intended to be designed by Gimson, but his costs were deemed too high according to information from Mr. Mildmay, the son of the original client.