Coton House
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Coton House is a late 18th century country house at Churchover
, near Rugby, Warwickshire
which is now in use as a corporate commercial training centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The Manor of Coton was held before the Dissolution of the Monasteries
by the monks of Combe Abbey. In 1551 the estate was sold to the Dixwell family
and a moated manor house was built on the monastic remains. On the death of Sir William Dixwell in 1757 the estate passed to his nephew William Dixwell Grimes whose son Abraham Grimes in 1787 replaced the old manor house with the present house built to designs by architect Samuel Wyatt
.
The two storey sandstone
house has an interesting entrance front the central three bays being bowed to full height.
In 1874 the estate, then 10000 acres (40.5 km²), was sold to Francis Arkwright. Much of the land was sold off and in 1881 the house was let out to John Arthur James. It was purchased by his widow in 1936 but following her death it was converted in 1948 for use as a corporate training centre and staff hostel. From 1948 to 1968, Coton House served as a hostel for apprentices and students employed by a nearby Rugby industrial company (initially BTH which was part of the AEI
group, and which was taken over by GEC in 1967).
Just after 7.30 am on Tuesday 22 June 2010 a fire broke out in the first floor and roofspace of Mansion House at Coton House and burnt it out. The smoke could be seen for miles away. More than 50 firemen
arrived to fight the fire.More news
Churchover
Churchover is a small village and civil parish in Warwickshire, England. The population of the parish in the 2001 census was 230.It is located around 4 miles north of Rugby, and is administratively part of the borough of Rugby....
, near Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby, Warwickshire
Rugby is a market town in Warwickshire, England, located on the River Avon. The town has a population of 61,988 making it the second largest town in the county...
which is now in use as a corporate commercial training centre. It is a Grade II* listed building.
The Manor of Coton was held before the Dissolution of the Monasteries
Dissolution of the Monasteries
The Dissolution of the Monasteries, sometimes referred to as the Suppression of the Monasteries, was the set of administrative and legal processes between 1536 and 1541 by which Henry VIII disbanded monasteries, priories, convents and friaries in England, Wales and Ireland; appropriated their...
by the monks of Combe Abbey. In 1551 the estate was sold to the Dixwell family
Dixwell Baronets
There have been three Baronetcies created for members of the Dixwell family, all of whom are descended from Charles Dixwell of Coton House, near Churchover, Warwickshire...
and a moated manor house was built on the monastic remains. On the death of Sir William Dixwell in 1757 the estate passed to his nephew William Dixwell Grimes whose son Abraham Grimes in 1787 replaced the old manor house with the present house built to designs by architect Samuel Wyatt
Samuel Wyatt
Samuel Wyatt was an English architect and engineer. A member of the Wyatt family, which included several notable 18th and 19th century English architects, his work was primarily in a neoclassical style.-Career:...
.
The two storey sandstone
Sandstone
Sandstone is a sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized minerals or rock grains.Most sandstone is composed of quartz and/or feldspar because these are the most common minerals in the Earth's crust. Like sand, sandstone may be any colour, but the most common colours are tan, brown, yellow,...
house has an interesting entrance front the central three bays being bowed to full height.
In 1874 the estate, then 10000 acres (40.5 km²), was sold to Francis Arkwright. Much of the land was sold off and in 1881 the house was let out to John Arthur James. It was purchased by his widow in 1936 but following her death it was converted in 1948 for use as a corporate training centre and staff hostel. From 1948 to 1968, Coton House served as a hostel for apprentices and students employed by a nearby Rugby industrial company (initially BTH which was part of the AEI
Associated Electrical Industries
Associated Electrical Industries was a British holding company formed in 1928 through the merger of the British Thomson-Houston Company and Metropolitan-Vickers electrical engineering companies...
group, and which was taken over by GEC in 1967).
Just after 7.30 am on Tuesday 22 June 2010 a fire broke out in the first floor and roofspace of Mansion House at Coton House and burnt it out. The smoke could be seen for miles away. More than 50 firemen
Firefighter
Firefighters are rescuers extensively trained primarily to put out hazardous fires that threaten civilian populations and property, to rescue people from car incidents, collapsed and burning buildings and other such situations...
arrived to fight the fire.More news