The Red House, Overbury

The Red House, Overbury

The practice was appointed to work in collaboration with Phillip Meadowcroft Architects as Conservation Specialist providing advice on the potential for internal re-ordering of later interventions. Our work included researching the history of the house and its setting and preparing a Statement of Significance to accompany an application for statutory consent. The property is Grade II listed and lies on the Overbury Estate in Worcestershire in the Overbury Conservation Area. The original Georgian house was altered by the architect Ernest Newton in 1901 and in 1910 and at a time when he was also working on adjacent properties. The Red House became a school and then returned to a private residence in the later part of the twentieth century. The main alterations by Newton are the noteworthy insertion of Venetian windows to the front elevation and a new annexe; utilising local craft and materials in conjunction with modern materials, seeking to reflect the principles of the Arts & Crafts movement which flourished in the Cotswolds between 1890 and 1930.