Overbury Court
Country house in Worcestershire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Overbury Court is a Georgian style country house in Overbury, Worcestershire, England. It is a privately owned Grade II* listed building. [1]
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Type | Country house |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Location | Overbury, Worcestershire, England |
Coordinates | 52.035761°N 2.064606°W / 52.035761; -2.064606 |
Completed | c.1740 |
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It is built in two storeys of golden limestone ashlar with a hipped Welsh slate roof behind tall parapets and with large ashlar ridge stacks. An additional attic storey is of a darker stone and incorporated into the parapet. The front facade has 7 bays, of which the 2 central bays break forward and are surmounted by a pediment.
The surrounding parkland comprises a linear belt of land some 2.5km by 0.75km and is Grade II* listed in its own right. [2]