Pigeon House Approximately 120 Metres North Of Stockeld Park House

The pigeon house, now used as a store, dates from around 1758 to 1763 and is likely designed by James Paine for William Middleton. It is constructed from coursed gritstone and ashlar, topped with a stone slate roof. This two-storey octagonal building features an entrance on the north side, with chamfered quoins and a 19th-century four-panel door framed by a Gibbs surround and a double keystone beneath a triangular pediment. Above the door is a louvered round-arched opening. A projecting string course runs along the first-floor level, and there is a moulded eaves cornice. The shallow roof is topped with a wooden lantern that has a lead roof and a finial. The east and west walls each have an alcove with a keyed oculus above. On the south side, there is a blocked doorway with a louvered opening above it. The interior is lined with brick and includes nesting holes for approximately 500 birds. A wooden floor was added, likely in the late 19th century.