Aviary

The Aviary at Somerleyton Park was built around 1846 by John Thomas for Sir Morton Peto and was restored between 1984 and 1985. The northern section features a timber-framed octagonal structure with a domed leaded roof topped by an octagonal turret, which has a swept roof (the finial was missing at the time of the survey). The overhanging eaves are supported by wooden brackets at the corners, and above them are pierced pinnacles with raised fretwork in between. To the south, there is a simple lean-to section divided into three compartments, with boarded partitions that have ogee-headed voids. The aviary is located at the northwest corner of the stable court, which it was designed to screen. The surrounding park and gardens are listed in the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission County Register of Gardens at Grade II*.