Tortworth Court
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| Tortworth Court | |
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 Front view of Tortworth Court | |
| Location | Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°37′50.88″N 02°26′19.03″W / 51.6308000°N 2.4386194°W |
  Location in Gloucestershire | |
Tortworth Court is a Victorian mansion in Tortworth near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. England. It was built in Tudor style for the 2nd Earl of Ducie. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]
The mansion was built, in Tudor style, for the 2nd Earl of Ducie[2] between 1848 and 1853. Its architect was Samuel Sanders Teulon.[1]
During World War II the mansion became a naval training base for coding and signals, under the name of HMS Cabbala, and a mast was erected in the high reception hall. After the war, the buildings constructed for the hospital and, for a time the house itself, became HM Prison Leyhill. Tortworth Court was then used as a training school for prison officers.[3]
The property was designated a Grade II* listed by English Heritage on 9 July 1991.[2] By the 1990s, however, it had become derelict, and suffered a large fire in 1991.[2] It was thereafter restored to its original style and extended at a reputed cost of £20 million.[4][5] In June 2001 it reopened as a hotel operated by Principal Hotel Company and is now operated by De Vere.
