Easton Hunt Kennels - Hamilton Bloodhounds

Easton Hamilton hounds are kept at the historic hunt kennels. A pack of hounds have been very much a part of the village for over 100 years.

Clich here to link to their website.

Click here for a reproduced copy of The Easton Harriers Official Handbook, dated c.1940 contains history of the hounds in Easton since 1733.

At the hunt kennels within the grounds of the Grade II listed roundhouse are the Cart-shed and former Blacksmiths. The Cart-shed is built in red brick with pantiled roof and a gable with half timbering and decorated bargeboards. The former estate Blacksmiths workshop is also late 19th century is a single storey workshop range with vernacular revival style façade to the street. The buildings are in the design and build that was created for the ‘estate’ village predominantly circa 1830 when the estate was inherited by the 10th Duke of Hamilton whose wife instigated a number of improvements, re-building and construction of estate houses and buildings, The Duchess of Hamilton instigated that all the designed buildings should face the street for aesthetic visibility, whilst and in the case of the smithy workshops the utilitarian style faces rear.