Stable Block At Rode Hall

The stable block at Rode Hall, built around 1804 by John Hope, features red Flemish bond brick with ashlar dressings and a slate roof with lead flashings. The entrance front is symmetrically arranged with six bays. At the ground floor, there are ashlar quoins and an ashlar band between the floors. The two central projecting bays contain basket-arched carriage doors with ashlar surrounds and keystones, although the left door is now blocked. On either side of these, nearest to the center, are round-arched doorways with stone surrounds, projecting springers, and keystones, both of which are blocked; the left doorway has a window inserted. Beyond these doorways are round-arched windows, also both blocked, with the left window featuring a smaller inserted window. The first floor has six round windows with ashlar surrounds. Above the two central bays, there is a pediment with a central clock face and an octagonal bellcote on the hipped roof, topped with a lead ogee dome.