Detached Kitchen, Adjoining Cider Mill And Hop Kilns About 10 Yards East Of Risbury Court

The detached kitchen, which may have once been a house, is located about 10 yards east of Risbury Court and is associated with a cider mill and hop kilns. It has origins dating back to the mid-18th century or earlier and was altered in the mid-19th century. The building is constructed from sandstone rubble and features a machine-tiled roof. It consists of two bays aligned north to south and has a former external chimney with stone-tiled offsets, a lean-to bread oven, and a 19th-century brick stack that is now partly integrated into the main wall at the north gable end. The structure is single storey with an attic. The windows are 19th-century casements, and the west elevation includes two ground floor three-light windows and a central 19th-century ledged and battened door. A lean-to verandah is attached to the west elevation and wraps around the north-west corner, where it has been bricked in to create a storage area. At the north gable end, there is a doorway and an attic light, with external sandstone and brick steps leading up to an attic doorway. The stonework in the gable indicates that the roof has been raised. Inside, there is a large fireplace and a bread oven. The cider mill is attached to the south end of the kitchen and is built from rubble with a slate roof, consisting of two bays and two levels. The west elevation features a wide doorway and external rubble steps leading up to a loft door. The interior of the cider mill and press remains largely intact. The hop kilns are located at the rear of the kitchen range and date from the 19th century. They are constructed from brick with slate conical roofs and no cowls, featuring a circular plan and cogged brick eaves cornices. The openings on the east elevations have cambered heads. Inside, the entrances to the kilns lead off a passageway at the rear of the kitchen, and the drying floor is preserved in the northernmost kiln.