Southern Range Of Service Buildings

SJ 54 SE 6/23

DODCOTT CUM WILKESLEY C.P COMBERMERE PARK

Southern range of service buildings II

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Service range and clock tower. Early C19. Red brick with a slate roof. Two storeys. Court facade: at right is a slightly projecting clock tower with angle buttresses to the lower body and a clock stage rising above the lower two storeys with a circular clock face with Gaelic numerals and pointed arrow slits to either side. There is a similar clock face to each side. Above this is a pyramidal roof with an octagonal wooden bell cote to its centre which has pointed arched louvred openings and wooden hood moulds. Projecting parapet above. To left of this the range of farm buildings has outshuts to the ground floor level. To the left of these are C20 window openings and a doorway and a C19 doorway to the second bay from left which has a four-centered archway. The rear has projecting two storey wings with hipped roofs to right and left, that at left having double C20 garage doors to the ground floor with single-light windows to either side and double loft doors to the first floor. The right hand wing has a 3-light casement window to the ground floor and a 2-light window above. Between these are set 7 ground floor windows all with Tudor hood moulds and all of 2 or 3 lights.

This item is included for group value.

Listing NGR: SJ 58779 44082