Drawings from a sketchbook showing (left) a cottage ornee designed by G Repton and (right) the entrance front of Witley Court, Great Witley, Worcestershire seen from the park Architect/Designer Repton, George Stanley (1786-1858) Artist/Photographer Repton, George Stanley (1786-1858) Country UK: England City Great Witley Subject Date 1695 Image Date 1800 View Exterior Medium Drawing Library Reference SKB246/4 f.9 verso and f.10 recto Orientation Landscape Colour Info Colour Credit RIBA Collections Subject Country houses ; Cottages
NOTES: Built as a Jacobean house in c. 1610-1620, Witley Court was substantially rebuilt and extended in 1695. The house is seen here before John Nash's remodelling of c. 1806. This drawing is in a sketchbook compiled by Repton (1798 to circa 1805) while working in the office of John Nash.
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