Former Stable Block West of Ashton Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Lancaster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 August 1952. Stable block.

Former Stable Block West of Ashton Hall

WRENN ID
lesser-attic-spring
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Lancaster
Constituency
Lancaster and Wyre MP: Cat Smith (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 August 1952
Type
Stable block
Address
Former Stable Block West of Ashton Hall, Thurnham
OS grid reference
SD 461 573
Coordinates
54.00903, -2.82382
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The former stable block west of Ashton Hall, dating from the 17th century, has been converted into a house with some restoration and alterations that are in keeping with its original character. It is constructed of sandstone rubble and features a stone slate roof, with a continuous plinth. The building is two storeys high and consists of five bays. The windows are mullioned with double chamfers, with four lights in most cases, except for the ground-floor window in the first bay and the first-floor window in the second bay, which have three lights. The ground floor of the second bay is blank. The ground-floor windows in the first and fifth bays have hoods above them. The fourth bay contains a door with long-and-short jambs, a plain lintel, and a hood over it. The gables are topped with copings and kneelers. The east gable features a three-light window with a hood on each floor. At the rear, there are openings that include a chamfered first-floor doorway with a Tudor-arched head, which has been glazed to form a window.

Local climate

Former Stable Block West of Ashton Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,370 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 97% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 28 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 69% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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