Stables Approximately 60 Metres East Of Thornton Hall

TA 01 NE THORNTON CURTIS STATION ROAD (north side)

9/87 Stables approximately 60 metres east of Thornton 6.11.67 Hall

GV II

Stables/granary and house adjoining to right. 1760s, probably by John Billington, with later alterations and additions to rear. Red brick in Flemish bond. Pantile roof. U-shaped on plan, with house to rear right. West front, facing Hall: 2 storeys, 7 bays with central pedimented bay breaking forward. Moulded plinth. Central carriage entrance has 8-pane overlight (doors removed) beneath recessed round-headed panel with 12-pane casement and brick hoodmould continued either side as first floor band. 3 recessed part-glazed hatches to left with 2-fold doors beneath 3-panes; two 6-pane casements to right end. 3-course brick first floor band with ovolo-moulded top course. 6-pane first floor casements. All windows with rubbed brick flat arches and stucco cills. Stepped and dentilled brick eaves cornice, with raking cornice and stone-coped gable to pediment. Right return, facing road, has plinth, pilaster strips and brick eaves cornice; 2 low storey house section to right in matching style and materials with 16-pane recessed sashes under segmental arches, axial and end stacks. N Pevsner and J Harris, The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, 1978, 405.

Listing NGR: TA0951918088