Former Stables North Of Whittington Hall

WHITTINGTON SD 57 NE

1/203 Former stables north of Whittington Hall

GV II

Former stables, now used as domestic accommodation. 1830s by George Webster, altered 1887 by Paley and Austin. Sandstone rubble with slate roof. East wall of block on east side f courtyard is a 2-storey symmetrical composition, with 2 central bays, with gabled bays projecting slightly on each side. The windows have hoods. On the ground floor the central bays have cross windows and the outer bays ones of 6 lights with mullions and transoms. On the 1st floor the central bays have 2-light mullioned windows and the outer bays stepped windows, with 3 lower lights and one upper. Between the central bays is a gable with an oculus under. On the ridge of the roof is cupola with a bell under an open domed canopy, and a clock face dated '1887'. At its south-western corner the block is linked to the rear of Whittington Hall by a Tudor arch with the inscription 'TG 1831' over. The west wall of this block has a blocked wide entrance with elliptical arch, now containing 2 later doors. On the 1st floor is a Tudor-arched pitching door, now blocked to form a window. The stable court has entrance through its north block which has a chamfered Tudor arch. The south wall of the block has 2 chamfered doorways, and cross windows on the ground floor.

Listing NGR: SD5963476287