Stable Block To The North West Of Birtles Hall

A stable block, now used as houses, garages, and stables, was built in the early 19th century for the Hibbert family. It has been altered in the 20th century. The building is constructed of red brick on an ashlar gritstone plinth, with hipped roofs covered in Welsh slate. It follows a 'U' shaped plan with projecting wings, and incorporates a lower, contemporary wing attached to the west wing, all enclosing a paved yard. A double-pitched canopy, supported by a steel joist and central column, connects the inner parts of the projecting wings.

The south elevation has two storeys and five bays, with the central three bays set back behind the projecting single-bay outer wings. The central three bays feature a shallow pediment and a circular clock face within the gable apex. A small, octagonal louvred cupola with a shallow sheet metal ogee roof, decorative finial, and weathervane sits above. Stone copings run along the gables, and a shallow parapet sits above an ashlar storey band. The ground floor has carriage sheds with segmental arch heads, one on each side of a central doorway with a six-panel door, framed by a segmental arch. A vertically-boarded double doorcase is hung from pins in the ashlar wall bands at head, mid-door, and plinth levels. The first floor has window openings also within segmental arches; the central opening is blocked, while the outer openings have glazing bars, six panes over six. The outer bays have gables with plain hips and a pitching eye to the east wing, set within an ashlar surround. The west side wall of the east wing originally featured two stable doors and flanking tall windows, one of which has been altered to create a third doorway. There are two overloft doors, one of which is now a window. The east side wall of the west wing has blocked stable doorways and four 20th-century windows. A lower, two-storey range connects to the west wing, with three segmental arch-headed carriage doorways, all with vertically-boarded doors. The south end of this range has a 20th-century glazing bar sash window (3 over 6 panes) to the north, an inserted door, two overloft pitching eyes, and a 12-pane window between them. The north and west elevations of the main ranges have been altered to create late 19th and 20th-century dwellings; those to the west have elevated and recessed doorways enclosed within semi-circular arched openings. The north elevation features 19th and 20th-century glazing bar sashes, all beneath segmental arch heads, with two boarded doorways and a central door with a nine-pane light above. Some original stable fittings, including a ramped stall divider, survive within part of the east range.