Walls Of Walled Garden And Gazebo With Pigeon Loft Circa 10 Yards South East Of Wood Hall

The walls of a walled garden and a gazebo with a pigeon loft are located approximately 10 yards southeast of Wood Hall. The garden walls date back to around 1566 and were possibly raised in height around 1903, at which time the gazebo and pigeon loft were also constructed. These early 20th-century additions are likely the work of W. Kemp. The walls are built of red Flemish bond brick with decorative patterns of diapering in fired brick. The gazebo features a plain tiled roof and a timber pigeon loft with a plain tiled covering.

The rectangular garden enclosure has walls that rise to about 10-12 feet in height, with two and four-centered doorways. On the inner face of the eastern wall, there is a timber pentise with a lean-to roof. The gazebo extends from the outer face of the western wall and includes an open loggia that overlooks the walled garden. The loggia has walls and a ceiling made of moulded ceiling beams, which were presumably repurposed from the house during renovations. Between the beams, there are panels of plasterwork with incised decoration.

Above the loggia, there is an arched window at the first-floor level. The gazebo has a hipped roof topped with a small central gablet, featuring timber facing cut with arched pigeon holes, each with a semi-circular landing stage. At the center of the roof, there is a square pigeon loft with five arched openings on each side, capped with an ogee dome and moulded ridges. A central copper weather vane with compass points and a goose is positioned above the loft.

The ground floor has a doorway with a flat lintel at the rear, and a first-floor window with an ovolo-moulded surround on the north face. A spur wall extends west from the pigeon loft, connecting to Wood Hall. This wall rises to meet the pigeon loft, and beneath it is a four-centered doorway. On the southern side, there is a stone tablet with curved sides depicting a medieval bishop in high relief holding a Bible, likely relocated from another site. The top of the wall features a cogged band beneath the moulded coping.