Stables And Coach House Approximately 10 Metres East Of Spring Lodge With Walls And Outhouse

BARNARD CASTLE

NZ0516SW NEWGATE 770-1/6/169 (South side) Stables and coach house approx. 10m E of Spring Lodge with walls and outhouse

GV II

Stables and coach house to Spring Lodge, now storage space. Dated 1827 for WW (William Watson). One storey, 6-bay, stables; 2 storey, 2-bay, coach house set back at right; wall extends right from coachhouse to form enclosure in front of outhouse, possibly pigsty and earth closet. Coursed squared stone with ashlar dressings; roof of graduated Lakeland slate with stone ridge and gable coping. EXTERIOR: stables have 3 boarded doors with 4-pane overlights under flat stone lintels, alternating with windows: first a 16-pane sash, others 3-pane top lights over 6-pane fixed lights, all under flat stone lintels and with projecting stone sills; right bay widest. Low-pitched hipped roof with low rear right chimney. Left return has mounting steps at right of double boarded doors under segmental arch with voussoirs, the key inscribed WW 1827. Right return has side stone steps to coach house. Coach house set back at right has second flight of side steps to first-floor door; roof with gable copings; right return double boarded doors under wide wood lintel, with 8-pane window above with flat stone lintel and projecting stone sill. INTERIOR: many original stall and manger fittings. Wall to right is about 1.5 metres high with gabled coping and breaks forward to form enclosure in front of one-strey, 2-bay low outhouse with rubble walls and ashlar lintels, and graduated slate roof. Pecked tapered piers south of this building form entrance to rear drive. A fine example of small country house stables.

Listing NGR: NZ0547616172