Mallory Court

Bishop's Tachbrook, near Leamington Spa

Warwickshire

England

Circa Date: 1916

Status: Fully Extant

House Open to Public: By Appointment

Country House: Yes

Built / Designed For: James Thomas Holt

House & Family History: Mallory Court was built during the Great War for James Thomas Holt, a cotton baron who retired from Preston to Warwickshire to become a country gentleman. The House has been a hotel since 1976.
Architect: Percy Richard Morley-Horder

Date of Birth: 1870
Date of Death: 1944
Nationality: British
Notes: Educated at City of London School. Articled to Messrs. Devey & Williams. Began independent practice in 1895. Was in partnership with James Williams in the late 19th century, with Briant Alfred Poulter between 1919 and 1925, and with Verner O. Rees from 1926 until 1929. Morley-Horder was an early 20th century proponent of the romantic Elizabethan vernacular style. His houses were often in the style of Lutyens.

Date: 1916
Designed: House for James Thomas Holt

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House Listed: Grade II

Park Listed: Grade II
Past Seat / Home of: James Thomas Holt, early 20th century.

Current Ownership Type: Corporation

Primary Current Ownership Use: Hotel

Ownership Details: Today Mallory Court Hotel, a member of the Eden Hotel Collection, owned by Sir Peter Rigby.
House Open to Public: By Appointment
Phone: 01926-330-214

Fax: 01926-451-714

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.mallory.co.uk

Historic Houses Member: No

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