Stable Block At Siddington Manor

The stable block at Siddington Manor, formerly known as Pallotti Hall, dates from the late 18th century. It is constructed of red English garden wall bond brick with stone dressings and features an open courtyard plan over two storeys.

The front facade consists of nine bays, with the three central bays projecting slightly and topped by a pedimented gable. The central entrance has double doors made up of three flush panels, framed by a stone surround with a semi-circular top and a dropped keystone that encloses a fanlight. On either side of the entrance are sash windows with three by four panes, featuring both sunken and exposed sash boxes, and flat arched heads. Above these are three circular windows, with the central one glazed and the side ones blocked. A stone cavetto cornice runs along the eaves level and the pediment, which also contains a central circular clock face. The two bays on either side of the central section have similar sash windows on the ground floor and oculi above. The building has projecting single end bays with matching sash windows and oculi. At the ridge, there is a central octagonal bell-cote made of wood, topped with a lead roof and semi-circular arches.

On the west side, there are three bays featuring cambered-headed coach doors on the ground floor, which have stone hinge dressings and contain 20th-century glazing and doors. Above these doors are three circular louvred openings, also with stone surrounds. The rear of the building has three slightly projecting central bays with a central 19th-century double door featuring a segmental arch and a circular window above. The pediment here also has a clock face but lacks the stone cornice at the eaves level. To the right, there was originally a double doorway with stone hinge dressings, which is now blocked. There are square pitch holes to the right and left of the centre, with the right one having a door and the left one now glazed. A slightly projecting wing is located to the right, while the wing to the left features a cambered-headed entrance arch that spans two storeys.

Inside, the stable block has vitreous tiling from the 19th century in the loose boxes, which are supported by iron posts topped with acorns and have sliding doors. The clock mechanism remains largely unaltered, with a semi-circular plate inscribed "John Dumville, Alderley, 1790."