Gardens · West Midlands
Grange Court
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Grange Court — a garden in wales-mid, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Leominster · 0.4 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Grange Court is a garden of interest in wales-mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
Grange Court is a historic building in Leominster, originally built in 1633, that serves as a community, heritage, and enterprise hub. Visitors can explore its displays and interpretation boards that tell the stories of the building and the local area.
Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lugg SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Grange Court is a former market hall in Leominster, Herefordshire, England. It was built in 1633 by John Abel, and moved to its present location in 1859. It was then used as a private house until the 1930s, and is now once again a civic building.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Architecture
The timber-framed building is extravagantly decorated with carvings, including mermaids, angels, animals, flowers and grotesque people. The entablature above the columns includes a number of carved texts. These read: When built by John Abel in 1633, the market hall was open at ground level, being supported on twelve oak columns. It was known as "the Butter Crosse". It has a stone tile roof, a bellcote, and a weathervane dated 1687.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.2277, -2.7348
- District
- Herefordshire, County of
- Parish
- Leominster
- Postcode
- HR6 8NW
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Herefordshire
- Phone
- 01568 737 980
- Established
- 1633
- Nearest railway station
- Leominster — 0.4 km
- Opening
- Monday - Saturday 10am - 4pm; closed Bank Holidays and Sundays
- Official site
- www.grangecourt.org
Sources
- wikidata: Q15186849 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Grange Court (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Grange Court?
- Grange Court is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode HR6 8NW), in the parish of Leominster.
- What is Grange Court?
- Grange Court — a garden in wales-mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Grange Court?
- The nearest railway station is Leominster, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode HR6 8NW.
- When was Grange Court built?
- Built or established in 1633. Designed by John Abel.
- Who owns Grange Court?
- Grange Court is owned by LARC Development Trust.
- Is Grange Court a protected site?
- Yes — Grange Court is part of the River Lugg SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Grange Court?
- The nearest railway station is Leominster, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HR6 8NW.