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Summary

A dainty detached dairy of 1929, this charming building nestles in the hillside, reflecting early 20th century advances in hygiene and dairy practices.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1495081: The Dairy, Gullet Farm Estate, South Pool

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• DAIRY (Early 20th Century - 1929 AD (Throughout) to 1929 AD (Throughout))

Full description

Historic England, 2025, National Heritage List for England 2025 (National Heritage List for England). SDV366287.

A dainty detached dairy of 1929, this charming building nestles in the hillside, reflecting early 20th century advances in hygiene and dairy practices. Its elevated position on a north-facing slope, set apart from the main farm, would have helped keep the milk cool and protected from contamination.

The design is neat and compact, with low rendered walls supporting a generously proportioned roof. Its unusual double porch, with symmetrical openings, lends the impression of an ornamental town hall clock, evoking the whimsical sense that small figures might parade out of the doors on the hour. Inside, the original layout survives, with separate rooms for storing milk and for making butter and cheese, fully tiled for hygiene and fitted with benches and a stepped platform. Remarkably unaltered, the dairy stands as a testament to the care that architect Herbert Read put into even the humblest of estate buildings at Gullet Farm. See listing description for full details.

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