Former Cowhouse To South East Of Dairy House

The former cowhouse, located to the southeast of Dairy House, dates from around 1777. It is constructed of Flemish bond red brick and features a gabled corrugated iron roof. The building has a rectangular plan and is a single storey with a four-window range. The windows have flat gauged brick arches above them, including a blocked window, a narrowed 20th-century window, a 19th-century plank door, and three 20th-century windows. There is an inserted doorway to the left and dentilled brick eaves. A 20th-century plank door to the loft is set in a raking half dormer. At the rear, there is a similar arch over a 19th-century plank door. Inside, the cowhouse has chamfered beams and a clasped-purlin roof. This building was part of a farm complex shown on a map of the Mistley Hall estate from 1778, which is now held in the Essex Records Office. It is included for its group value.