Outbuildings At Dytchleys

The outbuildings at Dytchleys are a stable and service range dating to the late 18th and 19th centuries. They are located on the north-east side of the service court, north-east of the main house, Dytchleys (listed separately). Constructed of red brick, much of which has been repaired, the original 18th-century sections display Flemish bond with burnt headers in places. The building is topped with a peg-tiled roof, hipped at the north end, and it butts onto a three-storey clock tower to the south. A central 20th-century brick stack and two wooden vents are visible at the roof ends.

The east-facing elevation, which looks onto the service court, is irregular and single-storied. A prominent central feature is an 18th-century window of 19th-century date, consisting of eight lights – two horizontal sliding sashes and six fixed sashes, with 3x2 panes of glass. Above this is a gable with shaped bargeboards and a finial (the door is missing). To the north of the centre are two 19th-century pointed arched windows with single sashes and 3x2 panes of glass; the arches have vertical glazing bars and three fixed panes behind the shaped window head. A 19th-century boarded door is set within a segment-headed arch. Further north is an 18th-century Gothic arched sliding sash window with 2x3 panes (now re-glazed), with a single glazing bar and two fixed panes in the arch. A 20th-century six-light casement window in two rows of three, each light featuring 2x2 panes, is also present. A re-glazed 18th-century Gothic arched sliding sash window originally had 2x3 and 2x2 panes, but now features a single bar and two fixed panes in the arch. To the south of the centre is another re-glazed 18th-century Gothic arched window with a sliding sash and 2x3 panes, with a single vertical glazing bar and two fixed panes within the arch. An entry doorway features a round-arched head. A blocked segment-headed doorway has a boss and a central hole in the blocking. Two 18th-century Gothic windows, re-glazed, are present, one with a two-light casement and one with two fixed lights.

The clock tower has a string course separating the first and second floors, with the wall shaping down from the string course to the eaves of the service range. The ground floor has a blocked Gothic arched window opening, while the first floor features a window-like opening mirroring the one below. A boarded and pierced door at the base of the tower provides access for birds. The second floor has a dentilled cornice and a clock face. Above this, a Chinese-style square bell turret with trellis brackets, a swept lead roof, and an ornamental weather vane are visible. The south face of the tower has a columbarium, in a Gothic arch, and a wall shaped in a similar style. The ground floor features a 20th-century swivel window with glazing bars (5x2 panes) and a three-light casement. The listing ends where the shaped wall from the tower meets the eaves of the range, continuing to the north-east. Dytchleys and its outbuildings form a designated group.