Former Stable Block at Vale Royal Abbey is a Grade II listed building in the Cheshire West and Chester local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 March 1986. Stable block. 1 related planning application.

Former Stable Block at Vale Royal Abbey

WRENN ID
brooding-rotunda-solstice
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Cheshire West and Chester
Constituency
Mid Cheshire MP: Andrew Cooper (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
12 March 1986
Type
Stable block
Address
Former Stable Block at Vale Royal Abbey, Vale Royal Park, Whitegate and Marton, CW8 2BA
OS grid reference
SJ 637 697
Coordinates
53.22374, -2.54378
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former stable block, now housing, was built in 1828 as part of Vale Royal Park. It is constructed of red sandstone ashlar and whitewashed brick, with a slate roof. The building has two storeys and a symmetrical, seven-bay entrance front. A central bay is gabled and slightly projects, with flanking wings to the left and right, also gabled and slightly projecting. The left and right wings have shaped gables, each containing a stepped 3-light window. Above the central bay is a 3-light window with a Tudor hood mould and a circular clock face within the gable. Moulded kneelers and coping stones adorn all gables. The ground floor has a blocked doorway with a pointed arch, which now contains a 2-light window. To either side are two windows set in chamfered surrounds that originally featured moulded mullions and transoms, and each has a Tudor hood mould.

Local climate

Former Stable Block at Vale Royal Abbey receives an average of 930 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 71% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 58% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 72% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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  • Sale history — 24 transactions since 1998
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  • Radon risk assessment
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