Stable Block Forming South Side Of Forecourt To Bramham Park

This is a stable block, dating from the early 18th century, with later additions attributed to James Paine. It forms the south side of the forecourt at Bramham Park. Constructed of magnesian limestone ashlar with slate roofs, the building is in a classical style.

The main range is rectangular and symmetrical, with nine bays arranged over two storeys. A prominent tetrastyle Tuscan portico is centrally positioned, featuring an oeil-de-boeuf in the pediment. Within the portico is a tall doorway with a rusticated surround and a triple keystone supporting a pediment and semicircular tympanum. Flanking the portico are giant recessed arches, with tall 12-pane sash windows at ground floor and smaller 6-pane sashes above. A moulded cornice runs along the top, topped by a low parapet. A hipped roof rises to a central square clock tower, which has a rotunda surmounted by a ball finial and weathervane. The ground floor of the screen walls connecting the main range to the pavilions includes coved niches, with rectangular panels above. The pavilions, each with two storeys and three bays, feature gabled fronts, string courses, and a sill band. They have rusticated, round-headed blind doorways in the centre, with pediments (the one on the right incorporating a round-headed window). Ground floor windows are 12-pane sashes, while a Venetian window is positioned at first floor within a recessed round-headed arch, flanked by coved niches.

The rear of the main range includes an elliptical wagon arch. The left return wall of the left pavilion mirrors the front’s features, with a 15-pane sashed window in the centre of the first floor. A receding wing extends to the rear of this pavilion, first comprising a two-storey, three-bay cottage with a central doorway featuring a Gibbs surround and quintuple keystone, and windows with raised surrounds. The second element is a gabled crosswing built in a classical style, two storeys and three bays in height, with a projected, open pedimented centre, flanked by windows all set within banded surrounds and triple keystones. The first floor features a Diocletian window with a similar surround.