Nursery Garden Walls And Attached Outbuildings At Elvaston Castle

The nursery garden walls and attached outbuildings at Elvaston Castle date from the late 18th century and mid 19th century, built for the Earl of Harrington. They are constructed of red brick with brick and stone dressings, and the outbuildings have slate roofs. The structure consists of two large rectangular walls, both approximately 12 feet high. The eastern walls are from the late 18th century and are complemented by outbuildings attached to the north wall, while the western walls are from the mid 19th century and include some metric-sized bricks that are hollow to facilitate the pumping of hot air. The west wall features a 20th-century opening with wrought iron gates, and the 18th-century walls have flat stone copings.

The outbuildings to the north include a two-storey section on the east side, which has a central panelled door beneath a plain stone lintel, along with a 2-light window under a similar lintel to the east and a canted bay window to the west. Above this section, there are three 2-light horizontal sliding glazing bar sashes set below segmental heads. The central part of the outbuildings is single-storey, featuring plank doors and lapped glass windows beneath plain stone lintels. To the west, there is a tall tower-like structure with a single pitched roof, which also has a lapped glass window and a plank door.