Game Larder at Hewell Grange

A plain Gothic revival style game larder for the Hewell Grange estate, thought to date from the later-C19.

MATERIALS AND PLAN: the building is built of brick under a tile roof, with timber louvered openings. It is rectangular on plan and is orientated roughly E-W.

DESCRIPTION

EXTERIOR: the game larder is a compact building with a gabled roof which has rows of fishscale pattern tiles on its S face, with central gablets on its N and S sides. Beneath these are large pointed arch openings, that to the N contains the entrance door which is of timber and missing its top panels. The remainder of this arch and all other openings on the building have louvered ventilation slats. Flanking each central arch on the N and S side are flat-headed rectangular openings which rise up under the eaves.

At each end of the building there are a pair of pointed arch openings with smaller, central openings above. These appear to be influenced by the form of Y tracery of medieval gothic architecture. All the openings on the building and the corners of the building have chamfered edges.

INTERIOR: internally, the building appears little altered. It has a tiled floor and around the edges there is a timber frame which would have been used for the hanging of game; this continues across the roof space. Many small metal hooks survive. The roof structure above has two trusses with central king posts, and the ceiling is plastered.