Woodcote Hall
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Woodcote Hall is situated on the edge of Newport, Shropshire
on the Staffordshire
border and is currently a nursing home.
Rebuilt in 1875 by F.P. Cockerell after the 18th century mansion was destroyed by fire. There are remains of the original house at the north-west and south-west sides and there are vestiges of 17th century fabric at the rear (south),
one room contains fireplaces with inscription " T. C. 1767" and stopped and chamfered ceiling beams. ' T. C. ' stands for Thomas Cotes. Also a small stone rubble rear wing with stopped and chamfered ceiling beam and tiebeam roof truss with angle struts.
The 1875 rebuild is in a Jacobean
/Queen Anne style
had brick with stone dressings and tiled roof.
It was the seat of the Cotes family, and already by 1752 to have been set in well established grounds (J . Rocque, Map of Shropshire (1752)). Those grounds, and Woodcote Hall, are shown in a fine portrait of John Cotes, M.P. (d.1821) (V.C.H. Shropshire 4 (1989), pl. facing p. 188). A park, however, may not have been established until 1808 (cf. R. Baugh, Map of Shropshire (1808); C. and J. Greenwood, Map of Shropshire (1827)).
In 1752 avenues ran north-east and south-east from the Hall to the road bounding the grounds (J. Rocque, Map of Shropshire (1752)). Trace s of the former house were still discernible c.1882 (O.S. 6, I.SW (1887 ); VII.NW (1891)). By 1827 the grounds had been imparked. The park was well wooded with large numbers of clumps of trees, especially in its southern part, Woodcote Hill. Running between Woodcote Hall and Woodcote Hill was a series of fish ponds (C. and J. Greenwood, Map of Shropshire (1827)).
By 1882 the park had been extended east of the Newport-Albrighton
-road and a lodge had been built at its southern extremity (O.S. 6, I.SW (1887); VII.NW (1891)). The Hall was surrounded by extensive gardens, remarked upon in 1851 ( S. Bagshaw, Directory of Shropshire
(1851), 442), notably to the south where there were large, walledkitchen gardens. In the mid 19th century there were also lavish formal pleasure gardens, and a photograph of c.1860 shows intricate geometric cutwork beds or parterre set in gravel walks (S.R.O. 4688)<1>The park was studied in greater detail by Paul Stamper in c 1995.
The southerly avenue was located on the ground during the survey, preserved as the trackway illustrated in the same position as the avenue on the 1st Edition OS Map of 1891.
Newport, Shropshire
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England. It lies some north of Telford and some west of Stafford sitting on the Shropshire/Staffordshire border...
on the Staffordshire
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
border and is currently a nursing home.
Rebuilt in 1875 by F.P. Cockerell after the 18th century mansion was destroyed by fire. There are remains of the original house at the north-west and south-west sides and there are vestiges of 17th century fabric at the rear (south),
one room contains fireplaces with inscription " T. C. 1767" and stopped and chamfered ceiling beams. ' T. C. ' stands for Thomas Cotes. Also a small stone rubble rear wing with stopped and chamfered ceiling beam and tiebeam roof truss with angle struts.
The 1875 rebuild is in a Jacobean
Jacobean architecture
The Jacobean style is the second phase of Renaissance architecture in England, following the Elizabethan style. It is named after King James I of England, with whose reign it is associated.-Characteristics:...
/Queen Anne style
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
had brick with stone dressings and tiled roof.
It was the seat of the Cotes family, and already by 1752 to have been set in well established grounds (J . Rocque, Map of Shropshire (1752)). Those grounds, and Woodcote Hall, are shown in a fine portrait of John Cotes, M.P. (d.1821) (V.C.H. Shropshire 4 (1989), pl. facing p. 188). A park, however, may not have been established until 1808 (cf. R. Baugh, Map of Shropshire (1808); C. and J. Greenwood, Map of Shropshire (1827)).
In 1752 avenues ran north-east and south-east from the Hall to the road bounding the grounds (J. Rocque, Map of Shropshire (1752)). Trace s of the former house were still discernible c.1882 (O.S. 6, I.SW (1887 ); VII.NW (1891)). By 1827 the grounds had been imparked. The park was well wooded with large numbers of clumps of trees, especially in its southern part, Woodcote Hill. Running between Woodcote Hall and Woodcote Hill was a series of fish ponds (C. and J. Greenwood, Map of Shropshire (1827)).
By 1882 the park had been extended east of the Newport-Albrighton
Albrighton
Albrighton may refer to either one of two places in Shropshire, England:*Albrighton, Bridgnorth, in the east of the county, north-west of Wolverhampton*Albrighton, Shrewsbury, north of Shrewsbury...
-road and a lodge had been built at its southern extremity (O.S. 6, I.SW (1887); VII.NW (1891)). The Hall was surrounded by extensive gardens, remarked upon in 1851 ( S. Bagshaw, Directory of Shropshire
Shropshire
Shropshire is a county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. It borders Wales to the west...
(1851), 442), notably to the south where there were large, walledkitchen gardens. In the mid 19th century there were also lavish formal pleasure gardens, and a photograph of c.1860 shows intricate geometric cutwork beds or parterre set in gravel walks (S.R.O. 4688)<1>The park was studied in greater detail by Paul Stamper in c 1995.
The southerly avenue was located on the ground during the survey, preserved as the trackway illustrated in the same position as the avenue on the 1st Edition OS Map of 1891.