Painswick Lodge

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Venue Type & Location

Private Residence

Site Name: Painswick Lodge
Location: near Gloucester
County: Gloucestershire
Location Type: Town - near town at determined location

Overview

1/2 m SE of Painswick village, 4 m N of Stroud, off the A46.

Current Status

Private residence (farmhouse). Not accessible.

History of the Venue

13th c. Park established in Painswick, NE of the town.

14th c. Lodge built in the Park.

early 16th c. Large hall added, possibly for the reception of Henry VIII in 1535. At this time the lodge became the Painswick manor-house.

1540 Sir William Kingston purchases Painswick Manor from Thomas Cromwell, Earl of Essex.

1548 Sir Anthony Kingston acquires Painswick upon the death of his mother.

1556 Manor passes to Sir Anthony’s niece Frances, wife of Sir Henry Jerningham.

1570s Painswick Lodge leased to the Bishop of Gloucester.

19th c. E wing and S wall demolished.

1804 Manorial rights sold by Sir William Jerningham.

1831 Charles Jerningham conveys Lodge to A. Brown.

by 1839 Painswick Lodge Farm in possession of Sir Griffin Wilson.

1920s Purchased by the Murray family.

1972 Medieval W wing and 16th c. hall with 17th c. additions taken down.

Patrons who owned this venue

Name Dates Titles
Kingston, Anthony 1508-1556 Knight

Bibliographic Sources

  • Atkyns, Sir Robert. The Ancient and Present State of Glostershire. London: W. Bowyer, 1712.
  • Rudder, Samuel. A New History of Gloucestershire . Cirencester: Samuel Rudder, 1779.
  • Verey, David, and Alan Brooks. Gloucestershire. The Buildings of England. 2 vols. London: Penguin Books, 1999–2002.