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Hexagonal game larder at Farnborough Hall, Warwickshire. A game larder, also sometimes known as a deer or venison larder, deer, venison or game house, game pantry or game store, is a small domestic outbuilding where the carcasses of game, including deer, game birds, hares and rabbits, are hung to mature in a cool environment.
As with foxhounds a handful of packs have a different coloured uniform, either red or blue coats being worn, while in a few hunts the huntsman's coat may be a different colour from those worn by the whippers in. Beagles generally have a higher pitched "cry" when hunting a line than foxhounds do.
The cave though lacks a deep pit and its role as a game larder is indicated by several large iron nails hammered into the soft red sandstone to hang the game birds, rabbits, deer, etc. until they were matured for cooking. The marks used by the stonemason's tools to create the single chamber can still be clearly seen,especially near the entrance.
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The former game larder and dairy were built by the architect Charles Henry Howell in 1883. [10] [11] The house is surrounded by 330 hectares (820 acres) of parkland laid out in the 18th century, and pleasure grounds which were added in the 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the exotic species were planted by Robert Marnock in the 1860s. [1]
Beaters return from a montería in Sierra Morena, 1913. A montería (Spanish: [monteˈɾi.a]) is an ancient type of driven hunt endemic to Spain.It involves the tracking, chase and killing of big-game, typically red deer, wild boar, fallow deer and mouflon.
Closest to the Hall is the Game Larder overlooking St Botolph's Church, Farnborough; this is followed by the Ionic Temple and Oval Pavilion. [1] At the end of the Terrace Walk, is the 18m high Obelisk, which overlooks the Warmington Valley. [15] [5] The Obelisk was first recorded by a visitor in 1746. [1]
The 17th century porch [20] and the entrance archway are also listed Grade I. [21] The Stable Court, [22] Stable Cottage, [23] Game Larder, [24] and barn, [25] are all listed Grade II, as are the pairs of Gate piers. [26] [27] The Octagon, a garden summerhouse which features in one of Wodehouse's works, is listed Grade II*.