Deershed In Park At Heath Hall

SE 3519 and SE 3520 WARMFIELD-CUM-HEATH KIRKTHORPE LANE (east side) 6/104 22.11.66 Deershed in park at Heath Hall (formerly listed as "Cowshed in park at Heath Hall") II*

Deer-house. Early-mid C18. Probably by John Carr for John Smyth of Heath Hall (q.v.). Ashlar facade with punch-dressed sides and rear, stone slate roof. Classical style. 2 storeys. 5-bay symmetrical facade. Raised vermiculated quoins and plinth. Central 3 bays break forward with quoined angles and pedimented gable. Each bay has a semicircular-arched doorway, the arches filled with dressed stone with raised surround, the outer edges moulded, impost band and false triple vermiculated keystones. Two of the doorways restored to original design c1970. 2nd and 4th bays have square-headed doorways (blocked) with triple keystones. 1st floor: central blind Diocletian window with triple keystone; flanked by blind windows; outer bays with windows with lintels and projecting sills. Casement-moulded cornice. Tympanum has circular hole (blind) with raised surround. Hipped roof.

Interior: rear wall has feeding rack with rails morticed and pegged into 5 posts and circular loose-fitting bars. At right rear corner is 1/2-turn stone stair leading to hayloft which has lime-ash floor laid on oak square sectioned floor joists with 5 stop-chamfered spine beams. 5-bay fish-bone king-post roof.

Listing NGR: SE3569320496