Garden Building On North Side Of Forecourt At Wootton Manor

The garden building on the north side of the forecourt at Wootton Manor is an 18th century and early 19th century farm building, possibly modified by Detmar Blow in 1915. It serves as a visual focal point in the vista through the stable yard archway when approaching the house from the south. The building is constructed of red brick and features tiled roofs.

The structure consists of a tall central block with a hipped roof that has terminal end gablets on a short ridge, supporting a gilded cast metal bird, possibly a peacock. Flanking this central block are two lower single-storey ranges of equal length, each with half hipped ends that are slightly set back from the central block.

In the central block, facing the forecourt, there is a niche with a pointed arch head that contains a later medieval (14th century) carved stone statuette of the Virgin, believed to have originated from the chapel of the manor house. The left wing features a pointed arched window with a wooden frame and glazing bars, while the right wing, adjacent to the central block, has a doorway with a segmental arched head and a vertical boarded door. This building has group value with other structures at Wootton Manor.