Newark Park, (NT) - Ozleworth

A complete lodge built around 1550 by an unknown mason for the courtier Sir Nicholas Poyntz, Newark Park was extended in the late 17th century. James Wyatt remodelled the south and west fronts in a Gothic style in 1810 for Lewis Clutterbuck.
A service was added in 1897. Perched in a marvellous position overlooking the western escarpment of me Cotswolds, Newark Park is a delightful mixture of styles. It originally functioned both as a hunting lodge (once surrounded by a deer park) and as retreat to which Poyntz could escape from the day-to-day cares of his main household at Iron Acton, some ten miles away.
A few Tudor features have survived, including a fine Renaissance doorcase on the east front.
The 4 storey, 3 bay block has mullioned windows and a large Gothick porch and battlements. The east elevation has remained unaltered since 1550. The interior is interesting and has an unusual double apsidal Neo-classical hall with screen of 2 columns and frieze of skulls staircase with wrought iron balustrade and early 19th century glass with the arms of Lewis Clutterbuck, in the staircase window. The contents are also unusual and contain Far Eastern artefacts costume designs and toys