Boyles Court (Bowells) (Cooke-a-Bowells)

Great Warley, Brentwood

Essex

England

Circa Date: 1776 w/19th, 20th & 21st century alterations and additions

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Earlier Houses: Bowells, an earlier manor house, stood on the site of the current house.

House & Family History: In 1950 the Boyles Court Estate was purchased by Essex County Council, who developed the park for housing and turned the house into a school, a purpose it served until 2014, when the school closed and Boyles Court was redeveloped as luxury apartments.
Architect: Thomas Leverton

Date of Birth: 1743
Date of Death: 1824
Nationality: British
Notes: Leverton is most associated as a designer of London houses (he probably designed Bedford Square in London). One of his notable works outside of London is Woodhall Park, Hertfordshire.

Date: 1776
Designed: House

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Title: Burke's & Savills Guide to Country Houses, Volume III: East Anglia
Author: Kenworthy-Browne, John; Reid, Peter; Sayer, Michael; Watkin, David
Year Published: 1981
Reference: pg. 43
Publisher: London: Burke's Peerage
ISBN: 0850110351
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Past Seat / Home of: SEATED AT EARLIER HOUSE: Robert Gernon. SEATED AT CURRENT HOUSE: Count Joseph Samuel Lescher, 19th century; Lescher family here until 1923. Evelyn Heseltine, early 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Flat Owners Company / Condo Association

Primary Current Ownership Use: Flats / Multi Family
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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