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

SUTTON (Off) WOOD HALL DRIVE TM 34 SW (South side) 10/144 Walls of walled garden and gazebo with pigeon loft c.10 yards south east of Wood Hall. GV II Walls of walled garden and gazebo with pigeon loft. Walls to garden of c.1566 possibly raised in height c.1903 with gazebo and pigeon loft of c.1903. The early-C20 additions probably by W. Kemp. Red Flemish bond brick with patterns of diapering in fired brick. Plain tiled roof to the gazebo with timber and plain tiled pigeon loft. Rectangular garden enclosure with 2-storey gazebo to north western corner. Garden walls of c.10-12 feet in height. Two and 4-centered doorways to the walls. Timber pentise to the inner face of the eastern wall with a lean-to roof. The gazebo projects from the outer face of the western wall. Open loggia facing onto the walled garden, the walls and ceiling of which are formed of moulded ceiling beams, presumably taken from the house during the alterations. Panels of plasterwork with incised decoration between. Arched window to first floor level above. Hipped roof above with a small central gablet having timber facing cut with arched pigeon holes each with a semi-circular landing stage before. To the centre of the roof is a square pigeon loft with five arched holes to each side and an ogee-domed cap with moulded ridges. Above this a central weather vane of copper with compass points and a goose to the centre. Ground floor doorway with flat lintel to rear. First floor window with ovolo-moulded surround to north face. A spur wall running west from the pigeon loft joins with Wood Hall (q.v). The wall ramps up to join the pigeon loft and below this feature is a 4-centered doorway. To left of this on the southern side is a stone tablet with curved sides showing a mediaeval bishop in high relief holding a bible, probably brought from elsewhere. The top of the walling has a cogged band below the moulded coping.

Listing NGR: TM3112144626