The Gardens House With Attached Hot Walls, Walls Of The Former Walled Garden, And Wall Enclosing Semi-Circular Garden To North-West

The Gardens House, together with attached hot walls, walls forming the former walled garden, and a wall enclosing a semi-circular garden to the north-west, dates from the late 18th and early 19th centuries, and has been altered since. It is constructed of red brick with stone dressings and has a stone slate roof.

The house is square, with a three-by-three bay arrangement, exhibiting a symmetrical classical design. The south-east front, facing the former walled garden, features a tall, three-bay arcade with double-recessed arches. The outer arches contain 12-pane sash windows, the central arch contains French windows, and the first floor has three nine-pane sashes (six panes in the upper leaf and three in the lower). A prominent modillioned cornice runs along the top of the front, and the roof is pyramidal, with chimneys on the front slope and along the ridge towards the rear. The side and rear elevations have segmental-headed boxed sash windows, mainly with 12 panes, and a doorway on each side. The interior has not been inspected.

Attached to the south-east front are hot walls, positioned on either side of the house. These walls show evidence of flues and furnaces, and are linked to the corners of the house by short brick screen walls. One screen features a round-headed archway, and the other a round-headed doorway containing a glazed and panelled door with a fanlight that has radiating glazing bars. The north-east and south-west walls of the walled garden are present on both sides, with the south-west wall slightly truncated. The south-east wall of the walled garden has been removed. The semi-circular garden to the north-west is enclosed by a high, bow-shaped wall, with an entrance gateway on the west side.

The Gardens House has historical associations with the now-demolished Parlington Hall. The walled garden was created in the late 18th century, and the house, likely originally the residence of the estate gardener, was probably built a little later in the late 18th or early 19th century.