Stables at Temple Newsam is a Grade II* listed building in the Leeds local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 October 1951. Restaurant, exhibition area, offices, workshops. 6 related planning applications.

Stables at Temple Newsam

WRENN ID
tired-porch-crimson
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Leeds
Constituency
Leeds East MP: Richard Burgon (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
19 October 1951
Type
Restaurant, exhibition area, offices, workshops
Address
Stables at Temple Newsam, Temple Newsam Park
OS grid reference
SE 358 321
Coordinates
53.78479, -1.45801
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stables at Temple Newsam, now serving as a restaurant, exhibition area, offices, and workshops, were built around 1742, likely designed by Daniel Garrett in the Palladian style reminiscent of James Gibbs. Commissioned for Henry Ingram, 7th Viscount Irwin, the stable block features red and brown brick arranged in alternate header and stretcher bond, with stone details and a stone slate hipped roof.

The building is two stories high and has a courtyard plan with three bays. The main entrance is located on the west side, showcasing a central high round arch with a stone impost band, flanked by lower round-arched niches and small square windows above. A moulded pediment crowns the entrance, and there is an original "one-handed" turret clock with an hour striking movement. A louvred cupola is topped with a fine weather vane shaped like the Ingram crest, which is a cock, accompanied by the Viscount's coronet below.

The recessed flanking bays contain five or more windows with tall small-pane sashes, some of which are round-arched. The south side, which is also visible from the house, consists of three bays, with the central bay projecting forward and featuring a central pedimented doorway flanked by niches. The ground floor has tall sash windows, while the first floor has square six-pane windows. The segmental arches above the openings face a cobbled yard, which includes a mounting block. The stable block's layout is depicted on a map from around 1742, and a corresponding riding school block was never constructed.

Local climate

Stables at Temple Newsam receives an average of 820 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 51% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 71% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 76% of listed buildings. Of these, 20 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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