Reg No
20908825
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
Outbuilding
In Use As
House
Date
1720 - 1740
Coordinates
189835, 67383
Date Recorded
31/07/2007
Date Updated
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Former outbuilding complex, built c. 1730, renovated c. 1925 to accommodate use as house. North range comprising three-bay two-storey main block with gabled breakfront to front (south) elevation, and hipped-roofed projection flanked by links and bay windows to north elevation with flanking two-bay two-storey blocks having gablets to south elevations and bay window to north elevation of east block. East and west ranges comprising multiple-bay two-storey blocks with taller central bays having integral carriage arches. South range comprising multiple-bay two-storey block with central taller four-bay block and integral carriage arch. Pitched slate roofs with rendered chimneystacks. Render copings to main block. Rendered walls to main block. Rubble stone walls to other blocks. Camber-headed openings with timber casement windows to south elevation of main block. Square-headed openings to north elevation of main block with fixed pane timber windows. Camber-arched openings to west elevation of east block with red brick block-and-start surrounds, timber casement and plate glass windows. Lunette window above carriage arch with plate glass window and red brick voussoirs. Camber-arched openings to east elevation of west block with red brick block-and-start surrounds, timber casement windows to ground floor and three-over-three pane timber sliding sash windows to first floor. Lunette window to central bay with tripartite three-over-three flanked by fixed pane timber sliding sash window. Camber-headed openings to north elevation of south block with plate glass windows and red brick block-and-start surrounds. Cut stone sills to some window openings. Camber-headed and square-headed openings to east, south and west elevations with timber casement windows and fixed timber windows. Camber-headed opening to south elevation of north range with stepped render surround with keystone detail, timber battened door and overlight. Camber-headed door openings to east, west and south ranges with replacement timber doors. Elliptical-arched integral carriage arches having rubble stone voussoirs.
Substantial group of outbuildings retaining much of original form and fabric, including intact retention of square design around courtyard. Varying rooflines to central bays of ranges and symmetrically typical features of consciously designed outbuildings of era. Other characteristic features are carriage arches and lunette windows. Forms impressive feature on landscape setting, particularly due to projections to north elevation of north range. Forms a group with Castle Mary to north and other demesne structures to south and east. Renovated to accommodate residential use following the burning of Castle Mary.