Two Summerhouses And The Linking Brick Wall, North West Boundary Of Fordhay House (From 2 Metres To 20 Metres South Of Fordhay House)

Two summerhouses and a linking brick wall are located on the northwest boundary of Fordhay House, from 2 metres to 20 metres south of the house. These structures date from the 18th century and are built of red brick with stone dressings. They feature a Welsh slate roof with a stone slate base course and lead dressings, along with shaped elm board verges on the garden side. The summerhouses are half-oval in plan and have timber seats around the garden side. Inside, there are five recessed panels on the walls, with stone panels in the center that include a small diamond-shaped viewing aperture set in an oval recess. The ceilings are very shallow domes beneath conical roofs, which are topped with stone ball finials. The two summerhouses are identical. The linking brick wall stands about 2.25 metres high. According to tradition, these structures served as look-out posts to alert the innkeeper of approaching carriages to Fordhay House.