Escot House
| Escot House | |
|---|---|
 Escot House | |
| General information | |
| Type | Manor House |
| Classification | Grade II listed building |
| Location | Talaton |
| Completed | 1838 |
| Owner | Kennaway baronets |
| Height | |
| Roof | Slate |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Flemish bond brick |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Grounds | 220 acre (89 ha) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Henry Roberts |
Coordinates: 50°46′31″N 3°18′10″W / 50.7753°N 3.3029°W
Escot House is a privately owned 19th-century country house, the home of the Kennaway family, situated at Talaton, near Ottery St Mary, East Devon. It is a Grade II listed building. The house was built in 1838, after the 1678 house burnt down in a fire. It was designed by Henry Roberts and is a Grade II listed building
House
There has been a dwelling at Escot since 1249, owned by Domina Lucia de Escote[1] but a manor house was first built at the site in 1678, designed by Robert Hooke, and was completed in 1688. It was a brick house, rectangular at 90 feet (27 m) by 80 feet (24 m).[2] The original house was destroyed in 1808, by a fire which occurred while the family were out, with the house and all furnishings destroyed.[3]
The present house was built in 1838, designed by Henry Roberts for Sir John Henry Kennaway of the Kennaway family who still reside there. It is built of Flemish bond brick and appears yellow on the forward aspects but red to the rear and service buildings. The roof is made of slate, with limestone ashlar chimney stacks.[4]
The building is over two stories along with a basement and cellars, with a square plan, two rooms wide and two rooms deep. The entrance is on the east side of the house, entering in to a hallway with the main staircase. The windows throughout the house are multi-pane sashes, with limestone architraves. The building was granted Grade II listed status on 24 October 1988.[4]
Escot Park, the surrounding 220-acre (89 ha) park, designed by Capability Brown in the 18th century, and the gardens are open to the public. Escot Park is used for events including the annual Beautiful Days music festival and occasional other outdoor music and theatre performances[5]
References
- ↑ "Escot House and Church". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. 31 May 1895. p. 7. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Cornish, Sidney William (1869). Short notes on the church and parish of Ottery St. Mary, Devon (Revised ed.). W. Pollard. pp. 47–48.
- ↑ Lysons, Daniel (1822). "Devonshire". Magna Britannia;: The county palatine of Chester. T. Cadell and W. Davies. p. 469.
- 1 2 "ESCOT INCLUDING COURTYARD OF SERVICE BUILDINGS ADJOINING TO NORTH". Historic England. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Copping, Jasper (29 October 2013). "Daughter of stately home owner apologises for party heard three miles away". The Telegraph. The Telegraph. Retrieved 16 August 2016.