PHOTOS have been released from Droitwich’s Willow Court Farmhouse showcasing the Tudor parts of the building being revealed, after work to help secure its future started last month.
Over £250,000 of development funding was awarded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund in March 2020 for the work at the farmhouse, which is historically known as Boycott Farm.
The farmhouse was in poor condition having not been lived in for decades, with the first stage of the project being to ensure the site was secure and develop plans to save the building.
Essential conservation work to stabilise the building has started, including the preservation of a historic timber frame hidden inside.
Depending on funding, six new affordable flats for rent will also be created.
It is hoped apprenticeship jobs will be created to enable young people to learn new skills.
And research will be conducted into a possible royal link, as it is thought Boycott Farm was part of the Salwarpe estate lands once owned by the family of King Henry VIII’s wife, Katherine of Aragon.
