Game Larders Immediately North Of Chinese Dairy

SP 9632-9732 WOBURN WOBURN PARK 10/150 23.1.61 Game larders immediately N of Chinese Dairy GV II 2 adjoining game larders. Probably early and mid C19, southern one apparently earliest. S game larder: externally mostly red and white painted timber (similar to Chinese Dairy), with slate roof. Small single-storeyed square building with cross-gabled roof, with sloping-roofed verandah to all sides. Verandah has timber columns with moulded bases and capitals. Verandah is completely enclosed by plain trelliswork between columns, W, N and E elevations have decorative trelliswork doors. Main structure has part glazed double doors in line with verandah doors. Main structure also has fixed lights with glazing bars, 2 each to W and E elevations, 3 to S elevation. Each gable attic has segmental-arched window. Interior has stone flagged floor and apparently retains ice pit beneath. Chinese Dairy covered way adjoins to S. N game larder: adjoins to N. Colourwashed brick with conical slate roof. Small single-storeyed circular window. 8 French windows surmounted by rectangular fanlights. S one gives onto S game larder. All others open onto exterior and have panelled full length shutters. Roof is surmounted by small circular dovecote with 2 tiers of openings and leaded roof. Internally room has ceramic tiles to walls, octagonal tiles to floors and central timber pier.

Listing NGR: SP9663632656