Description

OVERBURY CP -
SO 9437 - 9537
9/120 Game larder about 50 yards
north-east of
Overbury Court
GV II

Game larder. Circa 1900 and probably by Richard Norman Shaw. Limestone ashlar.
Stone tiled roof laid in diminishing courses and with overhanging eaves supported
at each gable end on corbels. Small rectangular plan. Single storey with
chamfered plinth. Side elevations are of two bays and have 3-light windows
with transoms; the windows are unglazed and the north windows have wire mesh
infill whilst the south windows are louvred. The east gable end has two 2-
light windows whilst the west gable end has one 2-light window and a door with
a moulded architrave. At both gable ends the windows have wire mesh infill
and the gable apex above is louvred. At the centre of the roof ridge is a
large hipped-roofed rectangular lantern with two louvred panels at each side.
This small building is prominently situated adjacent to the present main
entrance to Overbury Court (qv) and to the coach-house (qv).

Listing NGR: SO9571837497

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26461303

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)