Venue Type & Location
Private Residence
Site Name: East Coker House
Location: East Coker House
County: Somerset
Location Type: Town - in town at determined location
Performance Spaces
Overview
Located on a hillside next to the parish church
Performance History
A possible performance venue. Although no relevant household records survive for the Powderham branch of the Courtenay family entertainers under their patronage performed elsewhere in the south-west in the 15th c. and 16th c. It is possible that they also performed here at one of their patrons' residences.
Current Status
Privately owned.
Record Source
REED Devon 35, 133, 225
Patrons who owned this venue
| Name | Date | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Courtenay, William | 1428-1485 | Knight |
| Courtenay, William | 1485-1535 | Knight |
Bibliographic Sources
- Batten, John. Historical and Topographical Collections relating to the Early History of Parts of South Somerset. Yeovil: Whitby and Son, 1894
- Dunning, R.W. Some Somerset Country Houses. Wimborne: Dovecote P, 1991
- Pevsner, Nikolaus. South and West Somerset. Harmondsworth, Midd: Penguin Books, 1976
- T. 'Coker Court, Somerset, the Seat of Major G.W. Heneage.'. Country Life 25 (2 Jan. 1909): 18--25.