Stable Block 20 Metres North of Acomb House is a Grade II listed building in the Northumberland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 May 1988. Stable block.

Stable Block 20 Metres North of Acomb House

WRENN ID
sombre-granite-river
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Northumberland
Constituency
Hexham MP: Joe Morris (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 May 1988
Type
Stable block
OS grid reference
NY 933 664
Coordinates
54.99249, -2.10579
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block, located 20 metres north of Acomb House, dates from the late 17th century and was originally a house before being remodeled in the mid 18th century. The front is constructed of squared rubble with tooled-and-margined dressings, while the other elevations are made of rubble. It has a 20th-century grey tile roof. The south elevation features two storeys with seven irregular bays, including three two-panel doors and two elliptical arches to the right. The fenestration is varied, mostly using old openings with alternating-block surrounds. There is a five-step mounting block to the far right, and the roof is hipped.

On the right return, the end of the main block displays two four-pane sash windows on the first floor. Set back to the right is a two-bay rear wing that has similar windows and an external stone stair leading to a door in an extruded projection. At the rear of the wing, there is a blocked elliptical arch with a doorway inserted, along with four-pane sash windows.

Inside, the cross wall shows angle quoins and fireplaces from the 17th-century house on both the ground and first floors. There is a range of cottages attached to the rear wing that were remodeled around 1980, but these are not of interest.

Local climate

Stable Block 20 Metres North of Acomb House receives an average of 920 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 70% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 48 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 90% of listed buildings. Of these, 29 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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