Farm Buildings East Of Swettenham Hall

A range of farm buildings located east of Swettenham Hall, dating to the mid-18th century, with additions of 1678 and 1696. The buildings consist of a dovecote flanked to the south by a stable wing (dated 1678 via a door head tablet) and to the west by an "L" shaped stable wing (dated 1696 via a door head tablet). The buildings currently retain some agricultural use, and also incorporate a cottage and offices. The dovecote is constructed of red brick, the stables of brown brick, with stone slate roofing, although some sections have been replaced with Welsh slates. The dovecote is two storeys high, with a half-storey additional, and features five bays. The overall complex includes five truss bays and five further bays. The north-west section features a stone plinth, 3- and 4-light stone mullion windows and a boarded and studded door within a stone surround with bead-moulded edging. Above the door is a stone tablet bearing the initials "S TF" and a date, surmounted by a coat of arms set within a plastered recess under a moulded projecting cornice. Features include rusticated quoins and a projecting ogee cornice. The north gable displays tumbled-in brickwork below the coping, along with moulded kneelers and finials to the kneelers and apex. The south wing has a four-course-deep toothed band and initials "S-TM" with a date above a door. The dovecote, built in Flemish bond, has a stone pyramid roof with a weather vane, a loft level door, and a clock set into a keyed oculus. The west section contains two wide carriage openings with elliptical arches almost at eaves level. The interior of the west section remains largely unaltered and includes strutted trusses, original purlins, a ridge tree, wind braces, and rafters.