Barwickstead hennery-piggery

The Barwickstead hennery-piggery, built in 1858, is a detached, rectangular building constructed from random red sandstone with dressed red sandstone dressings and a roof made of Lakeland stone slate.

The tall, narrow, two-storey structure features dressed sandstone details beneath a pitched roof of graduated local slate. The east gable, which faces the main street, has applied render with exposed stone verges and water tables, topped with an ornate stone finial at the apex. The first floor is illuminated by a rectangular window with a hood mould and label stops, while the ground floor is blind. The south elevation has a blind upper floor, with two openings at ground level for pig-sty access. These openings lead to two pig pens defined by stone walls with flat copings, which are double-chamfered towards the roadside. The most westerly pen retains original fleur-de-lis cast-iron railings. Each pen's south wall features a large, rectangular lift-up feeding hatch with boarded doors and strap hinges, along with solid stone troughs. The most westerly pen also has a second boarded door. At the south-east corner, there is a shaped gate pier and a narrow stone stair. The west gable includes a tall pointed-arched opening to the first floor, which retains a boarded door and is accessed by a two-flight set of stone steps, with a space beneath that was likely used as a dog kennel.

While the interior was not inspected, it is noted that the external pig pens have graded flagged floors with a central gutter. The loft above the pigsty is a single open space that showcases the original roof structure, featuring triangular trusses and rafters, along with timber floor joists and boards. The single window in the loft has splayed reveals.