Stable Block At Harden Grange Farm

A stable block dating to circa 1760, situated at Harden Grange Farm. The building is constructed from hammer-dressed stone with stone slate roofs. It has a U-shaped layout, with a main five-bay symmetrical front facade. A first-floor band and an eaves band run along the facade. The central bay features a pedimented gable, with projecting side panels framing a semicircular arched entry now filled with a flat arch of voussoirs. Above the arch is an open pediment containing a circular recess, likely intended for a clock. The outer bays have blind stilted arches, while bays 2 and 4 are recessed. The first floor has square windows with small-paned glazing. Bays 4 and 5 show alterations with the insertion of garage doors. A hipped roof incorporates a central ventilator. A north-west range, L-shaped, is attached to the rear return wall. The north block features a first-floor doorway accessed by a flight of 13 stone steps with a landing supported by a roughly squared column. The west block has a tall, segmental-arched cart entry with skewbacks and a rebate for doors on the courtyard side. The block is near Harden Grange, which was significantly rebuilt in 1859 and served as the kitchen block for the earlier house, St Ives, designed by James Paine and largely demolished.