Mid 20th century kennels at Perrychilds Farm, Hall Road, Panfield (EHER 80294)

Between the 1954 OS map and the 1964 aerial photograph, the kennels were built with blockwork walls and a steel framed semi-circular roof.

April 2021. Level 3 building survey. Between the 1954 OS map and the 1964 aerial photograph the kennels were built with blockwork walls and a steel framed semi-circular roof. It was outfitted with twelve pens to house dogs. A large pen resembling a ménage shown on the 1964 aerial photograph was apparently an exercise yard for dogs boarded at the farm. The roof is made from seven box girder hoops with machined timber purlins and clad with unbranded corrugated iron. It is not a reused Nissen Hut as they have L-section girder frames and the sheets are numbered. The building is made of thinly painted blockwork walls with a centrally placed doorway; however, the door is missing. The cladding is a mix of corrugated iron, weather-boards and translucent corrugated plastic panels which provide all the internal daylight. The kennels were constructed at the same time the stable was renovated. <1>