Stable Block Approximately 40 Metres To North East Of Ravenfield Hall Farmhouse

RAVENFIELD RAVENFIELD LANE SK49NE (east side, off) 1/83 Stable-block 29.3.68 approximately 40 metres to north-east of Ravenfield Hall Farmhouse (formerly listed as Ravenfield Hall Stables) GV II Stable-block. Mid-late C18. By John Carr for the Ravenfield Hall estate. Horizontally-tooled sandstone, Welsh slate roof. 2 storeys, 3:3:3 bays. Plinth, large quoins, continuous impost band to ground floor. Central bays break forward and have round-arched carriage entrance with archivolt flanked by later casements in original round-headed ashlar surrounds with archivolts. Windows to outer bays similar, those to bays 2 and 8 set in recessed panels beneath archivolts matching that of carriage entrance; bay 3 window now a door, external brick stack built between bays 1 and 2 (not of special interest). 1st floor: unequally-hung 12-pane sashes in square-faced surrounds with projecting sills. Modillioned eaves cornice rising as central 3-bay pediment with banded ball finials to its left and apex. Hipped roof. Rear: external steps to loft doors on left and right; 1st-floor band beneath 7 oculi; plain cornice. Interior not inspected. Architraved door to each side within archway.

Listing NGR: SK4833895709