hold a 300-year lease and previously managed the property on behalf of the Trust. In 2007, however, the house reverted to management by the National Trust. The management of the property is renewed every 10 years. The family tenant was Clare McLaren-Throckmorton, known professionally as Clare Tritton QC, until she died on 31 October 2017. The house, which is open to the public all year round, is set in extensive grounds including a walled formal garden, a river and a lake. Architecture The gatehouse at Coughton was built at the earliest in 1536, as it is built of stones which came from Bordesley Abbey and Evesham Abbey (both in Worcestershire) after the Dissolution of the Monasteries Act in 1536. As with other Tudor houses, it was built around a courtyard, with the gatehouse used for deliveries and coaches to travel through to the courtyard. The courtyard was closed on all four sides until 1651, when Parliamentary soldiers burnt the fourth (east) wing, along with many of the Throckmorton's family papers, during the English Civil War. After the Roman Catholic Relief Act was passed in 1829, the Throckmorton family were able to afford large-scale building works, allowing them to remodel the west front. In popular culture The house was used as a filming location for the BBC One series Father Brown in the episode The Mask of the Demon. Gallery See also Hampton Court Palace Throckmorton baronets References Coughton Court (1979) Booklet for National Trust by J Lees-Milne. External links Official website Coughton Court at nationaltrust.org.uk Wikidata List of Paintings at Coughton Court Country houses in Warwickshire National Trust properties in Warwickshire Grade I listed buildings in Warwickshire Grade I listed houses Historic house museums in Warwickshire es:Coughton Court#top