Bredon School, formerly Pull Court | |
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Type | House, now school |
Location | Bushley, Worcestershire |
Coordinates | 52°01′23″N 2°12′08″W / 52.023°N 2.2023°W |
Built | 1834–1839 |
Architect | Edward Blore |
Architectural style(s) | Tudor Revival |
Owner | Cavendish Education |
Listed Building – Grade II* | |
Official name | Pull Court, screen, archway and gates |
Designated | 25 March 1968 |
Reference no. | 1082217 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Stable Cottage |
Designated | 30 May 1984 |
Reference no. | 1178860 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | The Stalls |
Designated | 30 May 1984 |
Reference no. | 1082218 |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | 1 & 2 Greenstreet Lodge |
Designated | 30 May 1984 |
Reference no. | 1178852 |
Bredon School, formerly Pull Court, is a private school in Bushley, Worcestershire, England. The house was built for the Reverend Canon E. C. Dowdeswell by Edward Blore between 1831 and 1839. The site is much older and Blore's house replaced an earlier mansion. The Dowdeswells had been prominent in local and national politics since the 18th century, with many serving as members of Parliament. The family sold the house in 1934 to the parents of Richard Seaman, a prominent pre-war racing driver, who lived there until his death in a crash in the 1939 Belgian Grand Prix. In 1962, the court became a school, Bredon School, founded by Lt-Col Tony Sharp and Hugh Jarrett, for the education of boys who had failed the Common Entrance Examination. It remains a specialist school with a focus on educating children with specific learning difficulties, such as dyslexia and dyspraxia.