North Stable Block At Woolley Hall

The North Stable Block at Woolley Hall is a building that dates from the early 19th century, possibly designed by Watson and Pritchett around 1805 to 1810. It is constructed from hammer-dressed stone and features a stone slate roof. The building has a U-shaped plan that faces southeast and consists of two storeys.

The facade is symmetrical with nine bays, and there are seven-bay symmetrical wings. It has a continuous plinth and a first-floor sill band. The central range features bays 2, 5, and 7, which project slightly forward and include semicircular-arched recesses on the ground floor. The first floor of bays 2 and 7 has tall 24-pane sash windows, while bay 5 features a Diocletian window and a pedimented gable, which has a tympanum adorned with a heraldic plaque carved with the Wentworth griffin. At the top of the gable is a clock tower with an open rotunda and a lead dome, topped by a weathervane featuring a griffin crest.

The other bays have 16-pane sash windows with lintels and projecting sills, and the building has an eaves cornice and a hipped roof. The outer bays, which connect the main blocks to the wings, have round-headed doorways and are under a low roof. The wings have their inner returns with three central bays that project forward under open pedimented gables, featuring central doorways flanked by narrower windows and a central round-headed window on the first floor with an impost band. The wings also have hipped roofs, with the west wing featuring a gable stack.