Stoke Court And Court House

This is a manor house, now divided into two dwellings. It likely began in the late 16th century and was enlarged to the east in the early 18th century. A cross wing was added and altered in the early to mid-19th century, and the west gable end was partly rebuilt and extended in the 20th century. The building is constructed of squared and coursed blue lias stone, with Ham stone dressings. It has a slate roof with hipped sections, coped verges, and stone stacks located at the left gable end between the first and second bays, to the right of the cross wing and a 20th-century brick stack at the rear gable end.

The original plan of Stoke Court probably included an open hall with a service wing to the right and a screens passage, plus a full-height porch. A three-bay addition (Court House) was later added, abutting the right side. The front facade is arranged as two bays, one bay, then one bay, then three bays. The left side of Stoke Court features hollow chamfered stone mullions and a full-height canted oriel window divided into 4-light casements on each floor. A full-height gabled porch is set back with stepped buttresses rising to the first floor and a 3-light window above the entrance. A projecting gabled cross wing to the right has a 4-light mullioned and transomed window, with a pair of similar 2-light windows below, all under hoodmolds. The right-hand three bays, representing the Court House, are distinguished by pilaster quoin strips, an added dentil cornice, and a flat string course band. The windows here are cruciform with moulded surrounds and voussoirs, and the entrance is on the right return with a Tudor arch head doorway containing half-glazed double doors. The right return of the cross wing has a Tudor arch head stairlight window with many small panes and marginal glazing bars under a hoodmould. The right return gable end has been rebuilt to incorporate a double garage. The rear elevation has 19th-century windows, many with Tudor arched heads and marginal glazing bars. The interior remains unexamined, preventing a full description.