Hayloft And Dovecote Approximately 40 Metres East Of Spring Lodge With Sheds, Kennels And Wall

BARNARD CASTLE

NZ0516SW NEWGATE 770-1/6/168 (South side) Hayloft and dovecote approx. 40m E of Spring Lodge with sheds, kennels and wall

GV II

Hayloft and dovecote, with sheds and garden walls running east along drive to house, garden wall running south enclosing garden to east of house, and kennels and walls north and east of hayloft. c1827. For William Watson, and later. Coursed squared stone or snecked stone buildings with ashlar quoins and dressings; roofs of graduated stone slates with stone gable coping and timber dovecote lantern. Hayloft and dovecote one high storey; 3 bays. East elevation has alternate block jambs to full-height door for hay waggons, with vent slits in blank wall. Roof has gable copings and square ridge timber lantern pierced with triangular pigeon holes and with pyramidal roof with high weather vane finial. INTERIOR: queen post roof trusses. To west, pent sheds and outhouses with boarded doors and one fixed light with glazing bars flank walled enclosure and back against high rubble wall with flat stone coping, which curves around north side of house and returns to join yard wall (qv). To south of hayloft, a high garden wall with flat stone coping extends approx 25m southwards along garden. East of hayloft, kennels have ramped walls and iron railings against high garden wall which continues east to entrance of rear drive. A good example, in fine condition, of the auxiliary buildings of a small country house.

Listing NGR: NZ0549116161