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Barley Close, Church Lane, STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, CV37 0LQ

A clearer, sunnier view is Image

A small cul-de-sac lane on the northern edge of the village opposite the village church.The street sign sports the local parish notice board.

A red-brick garden wall on foundations of ashlar stone. This wall is Grade II listed and is part of the grounds of Snitterfield House, a late 17th century house which was demolished in the early 19th century. The house was home to the 1st and 2nd Earls of Coventry, the family seat being Croome Court in Worcestershire. Historic England description Wall, part of that to grounds of Snitterfield House (late C17 house demolished in early C19). Late C17. Brick with ashlar dressings. Ashlar plinth, quoins to angle and gabled ashlar coping. Wall ends at south-east end in brick pier; at north-west end it has short return to front of Tall Wall, now sloping down to plinth. Some C18 repairs. The wall is opposite the west end of the Church of St James, and is included for group value. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 399). Source: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1382180

One house owner in Snitterfield has added a touch of the exotic to their garden.

A red-brick garden wall on foundations of ashlar stone. This wall is Grade II listed and is part of the grounds of Snitterfield House, a late 17th century house which was demolished in the early 19th century. The house was home to the 1st and 2nd Earls of Coventry, the family seat being Croome Court in Worcestershire. Historic England description Wall, part of that to grounds of Snitterfield House (late C17 house demolished in early C19). Late C17. Brick with ashlar dressings. Ashlar plinth, quoins to angle and gabled ashlar coping. Wall ends at south-east end in brick pier; at north-west end it has short return to front of Tall Wall, now sloping down to plinth. Some C18 repairs. The wall is opposite the west end of the Church of St James, and is included for group value. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 399). Source: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1382180

A red-brick garden wall on foundations of ashlar stone. This wall is Grade II listed and is part of the grounds of Snitterfield House, a late 17th century house which was demolished in the early 19th century. The house was home to the 1st and 2nd Earls of Coventry, the family seat being Croome Court in Worcestershire. Historic England description Wall, part of that to grounds of Snitterfield House (late C17 house demolished in early C19). Late C17. Brick with ashlar dressings. Ashlar plinth, quoins to angle and gabled ashlar coping. Wall ends at south-east end in brick pier; at north-west end it has short return to front of Tall Wall, now sloping down to plinth. Some C18 repairs. The wall is opposite the west end of the Church of St James, and is included for group value. (Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 399). Source: https://www.historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1382180

The expansively named St James the Great Church.

The north end of this large village.The Bell Brook crosses the picture, right to left. The church tower shows from behind the tree, upper right. Foreground: part of an extensive field of beans.