Colorado Court House
Walk around Witley Court and ghosts walk with you. Like many former country houses, it harks back to a different world, one of leisure and privilege. There are few traces of opulence left. In September 1937 a fire gutted the inner Witley, and all that remains is a shell. Perhaps.
Witley Court fire
Imagine stepping back 20 years. Drive past the lodge to Witley Court’s car park. It isn’t easy, the road is uneven and pitted with potholes. The journey’s short but it’s hard to forget. So is the view.
Witley Court is a vast space, bounded by stone. No roof, no glass, just scaffolding and girders. Not all of them are modern. The ones in the ballroom were melted in places by the fire. There are towers and a gallery but no stairs to get there, no paintings on the wall. The walls bear traces of charred wood.
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