Stable Block to East of Stanford Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1955. A Georgian Stable block. 2 related planning applications.
Stable Block to East of Stanford Hall
- WRENN ID
- gaunt-jade-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1955
- Type
- Stable block
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- Stable Block to East of Stanford Hall, Stanford Park, Westrill and Starmore, LE17 6DH
- OS grid reference
- SP 587 793
- Coordinates
- 52.40884, -1.13724
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stable block, located to the east of Stanford Hall, was built in 1737 by Francis Smith of Warwick for Sir Thomas Cave. It features brick construction with stone dressings and has 20th-century alterations. The roofs are covered with plain tiles. The building has a plinth, quoins, a cornice, and a coped parapet, and it includes two courtyards across two storeys.
The south front is symmetrical with seven bays, where the central three bays are highlighted by quoins and a triangular pediment that includes a clockface dated 1737. There is a large central entrance with a rubbed brick segmental arch. Flanking this entrance are three glazing-bar sash windows on each side, which have shouldered architraves and sills supported by brackets. Above these, there are seven smaller glazing-bar sash windows with shouldered architraves. A rooftop cupola with a weathervane crowns the structure.
The courtyard ranges feature dentilled cornices, segmental-arched vehicle entrances, and casement windows with cambered arches. Inside the eastern range, six original wooden stalls with posts topped with balls are preserved. A doorway in the north range, aligned with the south entrance, has a Doric doorcase with a triangular pediment and leads to a second courtyard.
Local climate
Stable Block to East of Stanford Hall receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 72% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 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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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
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