Wells Folly (Coldicote)

Evenlode, near Moreton-in-Marsh

Gloucestershire

England

Historic County: Worcestershire

Circa Date: 1904-05

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: No

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: Milne Barnsley

Comments: Nicholas Kingsley, writing in “The Country Houses of Gloucestershire: Volume Three, 1830-2000," calls Wells Folly "...one of Guy Dawber's more unusual Cotswold country houses...here one is more aware of the Lutyens influence than in any other house by Dawber."
Architect: Edward Guy Dawber

Date of Birth: Aug 3, 1861
Date of Death: Apr 24, 1938
Nationality: British
Notes: Articled to William Adams & Son of King's Lynn in 1887 for four years, Dawber worked the offices of Thomas Newenham Deane in Dublin (until 1882) and Sir Ernest George and Harold Ainsworth Peto (until 1886). He attended the Royal Academy Schools and was the clerk of works to Batsford Park, Gloucestershire.

Date: 1904-05
Designed: House for Milne Barnsley

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Title: Country Houses of Gloucestershire: Volume Three, 1830-2000, The
Author: Kingsley, Nicholas; Hill, Michael
Year Published: 2001
Reference: pgs. 250-251
Publisher: Sussex: Phillimore & Co. Ltd.
ISBN: 1860771203
Book Type: Hardback
House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Not Listed
Current Seat / Home of: Scott family

Past Seat / Home of: Milne Barnsley, early 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Individual / Family Trust

Primary Current Ownership Use: Private Home
House Open to Public: No
Historic Houses Member: No

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