Conservatory And Stables To North East Of Cragside Park House

ROTHBURY CRAGSIDE LODGE NU 0602 23/276 Conservatory and stables to north- east of Cragside Park House GV II

Conservatory and stable. Third quarter of C19, for Lord Armstrong. Conservatory timber framed with glazed cast-iron roof, on ashlar plinth; rear wall squared stone. Stables to rear squared rubble with tooled dressings and Welsh slate roof. Conservatory has projecting centre part with asymmetric-gabled roof, and pent side parts, sharing common spine wall with pent stable range at rear.

South elevation: Centre part 22 narrow bays; central door, chamfered plinth. Side parts each 18 narrow bays; ornamental wrought-iron thistle-pattern ridge. Returns show chamfered plinth stepped uphill; rear (stable) part of right return has circular window. Rear elevation (stables): central gabled projection with boarded door; three 12-pane Yorkshire sashes to right.

Interior: Conservatory has stepped floor with c.80 large rotating ceramic pots, with sockets for smaller intermediate pots (now removed). Underfloor ventilation and heating chamber, with arched vents in faces of steps.

Smoke was drawn away from the heating apparatus by a refined ventilation involving a long flue and 2 chimneys (q.v.) on the hillside to the north east.

Listing NGR: NU0696202114