More information : (SO 84999676) Trescott Grange (NAT) (1) "Trescote Grange lies in the parish of Penn ... In 985 King Ethelred granted one manse at Trescote to the Lady Wulfrun, who appears to have granted it in 994 to Wolverhampton Church, in whose possession (as "Cote") it was found in 1086. About 100 years later having got into lay hands, it was granted to the monks of Combe, Warwickshire, who had a grange there until the time of Henry VIII's reforms .... Afterwards this grange (whose fish ponds can still be traced) was used as a dwelling-house by families of gentry for some 200 years ..... The house, converted into cottages, has many marks of antiquity" .. (2)
(SO 84999676). Trescott Grange is late 16th or early 17th cent, now divided into two cottages. It has largely been rebuilt or cased in modern brick but the original fabric, with stone quoins and stone mullioned windows, is visible at the east end and in the north wall. Two chimney stacks of late Tudor type survive near the west end of the house.
'A'. Square brick dovecot with tiled roof and wooden cupola. Except for the upper two tiers of nest boxes none of the internal fittings survive.
('B' - SO 85089668). The feature pointed out by the owner as the traditional fishpond is a waterfilled hollow, apparently an old quarry-pit rather than a deliberately constructed fishpond. (3)
No change. Trescott Grange is not in any way outstanding. The contemporary dovecot is outstanding only in that such features are camparitively rare today. Both buildings are in fair condition. (4) |