Stableblock and coach house at Longford Hall Farm

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SK 23 NW 6/28

PARISH OF LONGFORD LONG LANE (North Side) Stableblock and coach house at Longford Hall Farm

(Formerly listed as 'Stabling at Hall')

13.6.67

GV II*

Stableblock and coach house. Early C19 with minor C20 alterations. Built for Thomas Coke of Longford Hall. Red brick in Flemish bond, with brick and stone dressings and slate roofs. Stone plinth, continuous first floor stone bands, short stone bands at impost level of all doors and windows, and a plain stone eaves band. U-plan. One and a half storeys and one and a half storeys plus one.

West elevation has east elevation of five bays, the centre three advanced and with an extra storey breaking above the roof with dentilled pediment. Centre three bays have two orders of blind semi-circular headed arches, the lower ones with arch at half storey level. Ground floor has semi-circular headed doorcase with plank door flanked by similarly headed casement windows. Above three segment headed windows. Single bays with similar blind arches and windows to either side of central block. Above again to centre three semi-circular headed casement windows and in the centre of the pediment a clockface in moulded stone surround. North and south ranges have similar five bay elevations with five semi-circular headed blind arches, the two easternmost under pedimented gables.

South elevation of north range has semi-circular headed ground floor openings reading from west to east, window, door, window, door, window. Above five segment headed casements. South elevation similar except the lower openings of the three western bays have been replaced by C20 sliding doors and a hoist platform has been inserted at first floor level to the east. Beyond to east the gabled bays have double plank doors to ground floor. Above five segment headed casements. Eastern walls have pedmented gables and similar arrangement of openings in blind arch.

Interior of west and north ranges have groin vaulted ceilings to ground floor supported by Tuscan columns, between which are handsome wooden and ironwork divisions. Doors between the stables have raised and fielded panelling.

Listing NGR: SK2147438372