Stableyard Buildings At East End Of Howick Hall

The stableyard buildings, dating from 1782 and designed by William Newton for Sir Henry Grey, form an important group attached to Howick Hall. The main block is constructed of ashlar, with other parts of ashlar and squared stone, and some rear elevations built of squared rubble. Most roofs are covered with graduated Lakeland slate, with Welsh slate on the south slope of the main block.

The south front of the main block is two storeys high with eleven bays arranged as 1 + 3 + 1. It features a plinth, a ground floor impost string, and a first floor band. A blind arcade runs along the ground floor. The slightly projecting central bay contains a variety of sashes, comprising 12-pane sashes on the ground floor and above. A modillion cornice supports a pediment. The left end bay includes a blind window above an attached wing, while the right end bay has 12-pane sashes. The roof is hipped, with a central belfry featuring a string course extending over a clock face beneath a round arch with imposts and plain flanking pilasters. A pyramidal slate roof tops the belfry, and a weathervane is present. The left return elevation has a 1 + 3 + 1 bay arrangement, with a slightly projecting, pedimented centre. Sill bands are visible. 12-pane sashes are present, except for the doorway to the right of the centre, which has a 6-pane overlight. The right return elevation is 1 + 2 + 1 bays. A first-floor band is present, and the slightly projecting centre has 12-pane sashes and a plain pediment; the end bays are blind.

The courtyard elevations show a three-bay north elevation of the main block featuring a first-floor sill band; a central round arch has flush-panelled double doors and a radial fanlight, flanked by later openings. 12-pane sashes are positioned above, and a modillion cornice is present. The east range contains single-storey stables, arranged as 2 + 5 + 2 bays. The taller central part, set forward, features boarded doors with 3-pane overlights in the end bays, and 12-pane sashes in between. Coped gables have stepped-and-banded stacks. The flanking parts include boarded doorways in the end bays and 6-pane sashes. A coach-house, part of the north range, is two storeys high with a three-bay centre that has boarded doors in a segmental arcade.

On the west side is a pedimented central gateway with rusticated quoins and an elliptical arch, leading to a tall wall. To the right of the wall is a single-storey building with four stable doors and four small sashes.