Description

SK 13 SE PARISH OF SUDBURY ASHBOURNE ROAD 3/38 (West Side) Meynell Hunt Kennels GV II

Kennels. 1874-7 by George Devey. Red brick with plain tile roof with blue tile diaper pattern. One brick stack. Dentil eaves cornice. Single storey. Unequal cross plan with central feed room with service rooms to north, draw yard to south and two lodges on either side opening to the south to open pens enclosed by walls and railings. South elevation almost symmetrical. Left to right; door, window, door, window, door, window. All with segment heads. The doorways have stable type doors and the windows have 2-light wooden casements with diamond lights. Projecting gabled bay with a similar doorway flanked by similar windows. Similar doors and windows to right in the order window, door, window, door, window, door. Gabled bay has a further projection enclosing the draw yard. This has three segmental arched openings to each side and to the south a central doorway flanked by similar openings all with iron grills. Circular ventilation hole above and wavy parapet with brick copings. Four open pens on either side of the projecting centre piece with C20 white-washed concrete block wall to south with eight piers surmounted by C19 stone pyramidal finials. Source: Original drawings at the RIBA Drawings Collection. The Kennels cost £2,489.

Listing NGR: SK1561833678

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