Description

SJ 78 NW DUNHAM MASSEY DUNHAM PARK

6/82 Deer house
5.3.59

G.V. II

Deer House. c,1740. English bond brickwork with stone slate
roof. 2-storey block accommodates a hay loft on the upper
floor and is surrounded on 3 sides by a continuous lean-to.
The lean-to has a total of 7 semi-elliptical headed arches
to allow deer to enter. The main block has a moulded stone
oeil-de-boeuf in one end, vents along the sides, a first
floor loading door in the other, two 2-light double-chamfered
mullion windows and coped gables with kneelers. Inside the
mangers still remain and were designed to be fed directly
from the loft above.

Listing NGR: SJ7433487316

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26415065

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 6: Westminster (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England): Westminster v. 6
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)