Kennels Cottage Whips Cottage And Attached Ranges Of Kennels

Kennels Cottage, Whips Cottage, and attached ranges of kennels, located within Cirencester Park, were built in 1837. The structure consists of a residential front range facing Tetbury Road, with ranges of kennels surrounding three courtyards to the rear. The building is constructed of coursed squared limestone, with clay tile roofs featuring coped verges. There are two ashlar ridge stacks with moulded tops, two similar lateral stacks in the center of the front range, and three further stacks (one rebuilt in concrete blockwork) on the kennel ranges to the rear.

The front range is three stories tall in the center and is flanked by two single-story wings. The first floor center section has a two-light chamfered stone mullion window with 19th-century iron casements, with a similar window on the second floor. The ground floor center section has a three-light mullion-and-transom window, while each gabled wing features a similar two-light mullion-and-transom window. The wing to the left has two additional three-light and one two-light stone mullion windows, and the wing to the right has two three-light windows. A plinth is present, and flush quoins mark all angles. A trefoil symbol carved in relief, incorporating a coronet and the date 1837, is present in each gable. A wrought-iron weather vane is at the apex of the center gable.

The single-story kennel ranges to the rear have three gables on the right side, with a string course above the ground floor. Walled yards are located between the kennel ranges, accessible via three plank doors set in plain reveals with heavy stone lintels, which project above the wall coping. A stone figure of a fox is positioned on top of the wall’s central section.

An attached cottage is situated to the rear left. It is built of coursed squared limestone with timber framing in the gable and a clay tile roof. It is a single-story structure with an attic, and one window range. The ground floor has a three-light chamfered stone mullion window with 19th-century iron casements and a hood mould with a relieving arch. A three-light timber casement is located in the gable. A plank door is positioned to the right, enclosed within a chamfered stone surround with a floating cornice above. The cottage has a plinth with a chamfered top, and flush quoins to the left and right angles. A brattished collar is positioned above the gable window. A timber-framed dormer with a three-light timber casement is set into the right slope of the roof. The interior has not been inspected.