The rubble stone building, which has been extensively reworked and remodelled since the 16th century, was home to Lord of the Manor of Painswick between 1530 and 1804.

There has been an estate at Painswick since at least 1066, when it was held by Ernesi and subsequently Walter de Lacy.

It was Pain fitzJohn, a relative of de Lacy, who is the namesake of the village of Painswick and the manor house.

[2] Painswick Lodge has been the home of the Lord of the Manor for Painswick between 1530 and 1804, when the manorial rights were purchased by Thomas Croome, at which point the manor house for the area was at the nearby Beech Farm.

[2] The building appears to date in parts to approximately 1400, but was extensively reworked in the 16th and 17th centuries.