Pound

HUTTON

194/0/10004 CHURCH LANE 10-OCT-08 (North side) Pound

II Village pound. 1872. Local rubble stone.

PLAN: The pound is roughly diamond-shaped in plan with a single entrance to the south.

EXTERIOR: The walls are approximately 1.8m high and are built of random rubble stone. Two of the sides are topped by a concrete coping, while the north and east walls have decorative coping, known locally as `cock and hen'. The central entrance in the south wall is fitted with a C20 timber gate.

HISTORY: Documentary sources indicate that the Church Lane pound was erected in 1872 and replaced an earlier animal pound located elsewhere in the village. It is shown on the 1885 Ordnance Survey map and all subsequent editions, depicting a diamond-shaped enclosure on the north side of Church Lane.

REASON FOR DESIGNATION: The animal pound in Hutton is designated at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * As a well-preserved example of a traditional vernacular pound and a comparatively rare survival in the national context * It represents an interesting relic in the management of stray livestock * Group value with the Church of St Mary the Virgin which is listed Grade II*