Stable Block Of Former Cresswell Hall

The stable block of the former Cresswell Hall was built in 1829 by John Shaw for Addison John Cresswell-Baker. It is constructed from tooled-and-margined ashlar and features slate roofs. The stable block forms an imposing structure on three sides of a courtyard, which is closed to the south by a wall with flat coping.

The north range is two storeys high and consists of seven bays, with the central bay projecting under a clock tower. This section includes a doorway with a cornice supported by moulded corbels, a modillion cornice at the eaves level, and a three-light mullioned window on the second floor. The clock stage is moulded and features clock faces adorned with garlands. A Roman Doric bellcote, with square piers distyle in antis on each side, sits atop a low-pitched pyramidal roof with antefixae. The bays flanking the tower have paired carriage entrances with stone lintels beneath moulded cornices, and there are corniced doorways between the end bays. All window openings are empty and have chamfered surrounds, while the eaves cornice is supported by paired brackets. There are four corniced ridge stacks with conjoined shafts.

The west range has five bays with similar detailing, featuring a central bay that is set forward with a large archway, complete with imposts, a moulded keystone, a modillion cornice, and a parapet above. The roof is hipped to the left, and at the far left, a lower wall with a segment-headed arch connects to the wall closing the courtyard on the south. The east range has four bays with irregular fenestration.

Inside, there is a stone open-well stair located in the north range behind the tower. At the time of the survey, the building was derelict and partly roofless. Cresswell Hall, which was built between 1821 and 1824, was demolished in 1937.