Game Larder, formerly a dairy, at Minley Manor

Game larder, originally a dairy, c1860, by Henry Clutton for Raikes Currie.

MATERIALS: red brick with stone dressings and a slate roof.

PLAN: it is situated on the north-east side of the manor house in a deliberately shaded spot. The game larder has an octagonal, single-cell plan with a basement reached by separate, external steps.

EXTERIOR: elevations are in red brick; four of the eight sides have a timber-framed sash window. Two sides have geometric stained glass panels inserted into the sash boxes. Two, opposing, sides have four-panelled timber doors. The roof is an octagonal pyramid which overhangs deeply, supported on timber posts at its corners. At the top is an octagonal ventilation cupola.

INTERIOR: walls are rendered with a low band of C20 tiling. Above the doors are inserted decorative plaster panels depicting scenes of horsemanship. The floor has a central circular slab and a sandstone border, and is divided radially into eight sections covered in black and buff ceramic tiles. The cupola is lined in timber and has a cross beam, possibly used for suspending game.