Piers Court

The present house was built by John Wallington at the very end of the 18th century. It incorporates elements of an older building. Evelyn Waugh lived at Piers Court from 1937 to 1956, and wrote many of his best known works there, including Scoop, Brideshead Revisited, Men at Arms and Officers and Gentlemen. In December 2022, the court was sold by auction, for £3.16m. The sales arrangements were unusual, as the presence of sitting tenants precluded potential purchasers from viewing the property. ==Architecture and description==

The house is built of local stone with the main block consisting of seven bays and two storeys. Historic England's listing record notes that this central block, designed in a Palladian style and dating from the late 18th century, abuts a lower wing with earlier origins, probably of the 16th century. The pediment below the roof is surmounted by an "elaborate" coat of arms. David Verey and Alan Brooks, in their 2000 revised edition of Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds, in the Pevsner Buildings of England series, describe Piers Court as a "dignified and elegant house." It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1952. ==Notes==