In designing the home ensure the use of leafless guttering or if allowed by council install ground level rubble drain collectors.

Consider installing ground-level rubble drain collectors instead of fitting gutters if council regulations permit.

Other work included installation of a rubble drain and rebuilding or re-rendering the eight chimney stacks serving 11 fireplaces.

Similarly, excavation to determine the extent of the hollow to the south-west was hampered by the discovery of a rubble drain (1028) running into the hollow.