▁bo iling - down ▁house , ▁internal ▁roads , ▁a ▁rail ▁link ▁and ▁ir rig ation ▁system . ▁Four ▁identical ▁c ott ages ▁to ▁house ▁twenty ▁workers ▁and ▁their ▁families ▁were ▁of ▁Goth ic ▁design ▁with ▁decor ative ▁stone work , ▁g ables ▁and ▁bar ge boards . ▁An ▁architect ural ▁ir ony ▁which ▁highlight s ▁the ▁spec ulative ▁enthus ias m ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁a ▁rep orter ▁in ▁" Emp ire ", ▁writing ▁about ▁the ▁Col ling wood ▁P igg ery , ▁that ▁it : ▁" will ▁accommod ate ▁ 5 0 0 ▁of ▁these ▁animals ... and ▁the ▁provision ▁for ▁the ▁good ▁condition ▁of ▁the ▁p igs ▁is ▁most ▁complete : ▁indeed , ▁their ▁dwell ings ▁have ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁taste ful ▁exterior ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁many ▁whose ▁food ▁they ▁will ▁become ." ▁The ▁special ised ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁ab atto ir ▁would ▁have ▁well - used ▁We aver ' s ▁architect ural ▁and ▁engineering ▁tal ents . ▁ ▁The ▁kitchen ▁block ▁appears ▁on ▁plans ▁in ▁its ▁original ▁form ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁but ▁this ▁is ▁incorrect ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁plan ▁as ▁the ▁current ▁kitchen ▁wing ▁is ▁visible ▁in ▁a ▁▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁photograph . ▁It ▁is ▁likely ▁the ▁plans ▁are ▁in ac cur ate ▁and ▁are ▁only ▁reliable ▁for ▁establish ing ▁the ▁presence ▁or ▁absence ▁of ▁structures ▁and ▁not ▁their ▁layout