Court House

This is a dwelling, formerly believed to have been a court house, dating to the 17th century. It has a rendered exterior and a welsh slate roof. The building is of a modest span and was likely originally designed as a single large room, but is now divided into two storeys, with the roof space containing trusses raised from ties supported by rudimentary brackets – a feature also found in other buildings in Wotton-under-Edge. The front has four irregularly spaced three-light casement windows, and a modern front door. The upper storey interior features two whitewashed plaster panels; one displays a royal coat of arms, possibly that of James II (as noted by Lindley on page 129), and the other displays the Berkeley arms. Two transverse beams are also present, one decorated with a fleur de lis and the other with what appear to be Tudor rose or acorn rosettes, both whitewashed. The presence of these decorative escutcheons suggests that the ceiling was formerly higher or that the roof was open.