Holcombe Rogus, Devon
Holcombe Court, Holcombe Rogus Devon, the home of the Bluett family lords of the manor
Roger Bluett 1566 inherited Holcombe and began to rebuild Holcombe Court, which up to his day had been a simple one storeyed manor house. He enlarged it with a tower, a porch with the Bluett Coat of Arms emblazoned in stone, a Great Hall and a charming dovecote which remains unchanged to the present day.
Roger Bluett's grandson Richard 1614 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/665a9K , continued improving the Court in 1591, when the threat of a Spanish invasion was over. A handsome drawing room was built over the old kitchen with a fine fireplace. This room had its own separate staircase from outside and was used as a court room, with a private staircase to the Judge's room below. There is a long Gallery running the length of the building which was formed when the ceiling of the Great Hall was put in place. There are rows of cells along the gallery, thought to have been occupied by the daughters of neighbouring gentry, who came to be educated in domestic skills by the Lady of the Manor. The Court is noted for its early Tudor ceilings and chimney pieces and carving, and is an attractive example of a Tudor country house set in walled grounds.
Picture with thanks - copyright David Smith CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5111751
Holcombe Rogus, Devon
Holcombe Court, Holcombe Rogus Devon, the home of the Bluett family lords of the manor
Roger Bluett 1566 inherited Holcombe and began to rebuild Holcombe Court, which up to his day had been a simple one storeyed manor house. He enlarged it with a tower, a porch with the Bluett Coat of Arms emblazoned in stone, a Great Hall and a charming dovecote which remains unchanged to the present day.
Roger Bluett's grandson Richard 1614 www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/665a9K , continued improving the Court in 1591, when the threat of a Spanish invasion was over. A handsome drawing room was built over the old kitchen with a fine fireplace. This room had its own separate staircase from outside and was used as a court room, with a private staircase to the Judge's room below. There is a long Gallery running the length of the building which was formed when the ceiling of the Great Hall was put in place. There are rows of cells along the gallery, thought to have been occupied by the daughters of neighbouring gentry, who came to be educated in domestic skills by the Lady of the Manor. The Court is noted for its early Tudor ceilings and chimney pieces and carving, and is an attractive example of a Tudor country house set in walled grounds.
Picture with thanks - copyright David Smith CCL www.geograph.org.uk/photo/5111751