Barkway Carriage Wash also known as the Wagon Wash

MATERIALS: red brick laid in English Bond.

PLAN: a wedge-shaped structure with two non-parallel walls oriented roughly west to east: the walls lying further apart towards the east, and between the walls is a brick lining under the water.

DESCRIPTION: the red brick side walls are approximately 1.5m high from the ground level, and are believed to be approximately 3m high in total including the part beneath the waterline. The walls are laid in English Bond and topped with brick coping, with shallow brick buttresses at roughly 1.5m intervals. They enclose a water-filled area lined with brick, which slopes at either end for a carriage or cart to be driven in and out. There are reported to be brick walkways on either side, next to the side walls, to enable the person washing the carriage to reach it, these were under the waterline and not visible at the time of inspection (July 2023). The north wall contains a small opening just above ground level, probably to allow rainwater to drain from the road. There is a further retaining wall to the south-east, containing an arched entrance to an exit culvert. This was covered with an early-C21 grill at the time of survey.