17th-century home lends a name to… — Redditch

A 17th-century manor in a quiet corner of Worcestershire has a history almost as old as England itself. Now it's the site of a school, but whispers of a grand past still linger.

Norgrove Court, a Grade I listed building in Feckenham, Redditch, Worcestershire, England, UK, was built in 1649. It is one of the few remaining examples of a stately home from this period. The Old Cottage to the south west of Norgrove Court is the only surviving outbuilding, listed Grade II. The main house was not home to a school, but now serves as a school. Norgrove Court was built in 1649, but the first nationwide recording as a listed building was in 1954. N Origrove Court was the residence of Sir Thomas Cookes (1648–1701), who settled an endowment on Bromsgrove School and Worcester College, Oxford. N Pevsner, the famous architectural historian, documented the house.

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17th-century home lends a name to a quiet hamlet

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