Second Courtyard to Stable Block with Chapel, Smithy and Attached Cart House, Walls and Gates is a Grade II listed building in the Harborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 January 1955. Courtyard, stable block.
Second Courtyard to Stable Block with Chapel, Smithy and Attached Cart House, Walls and Gates
- WRENN ID
- twisted-marble-storm
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Harborough
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire MP: Alberto Costa (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 11 January 1955
- Type
- Courtyard, stable block
- Address
- Second Courtyard to Stable Block with Chapel, Smithy and Attached Cart House, Walls and Gates, Stanford Park, Westrill and Starmore
- OS grid reference
- SP 587 793
- Coordinates
- 52.40917, -1.13722
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The second courtyard to the stable block, which includes a chapel, smithy, and attached walls, dates back to 1737 and is constructed of brick. To the west, there are two similar buildings, the chapel and the smithy, which are connected by a short wall that features a gate, creating a symmetrical arrangement.
On the right side is the former smithy, which has a hipped and gabled plain tile roof and a dentilled cornice. The east front has three bays, with former entrances on the left that have segmental arches with keystones, although these are now blocked. To the right, there is a gabled bay that slightly projects, featuring a doorway with a cambered arch flanked by two small windows, also with cambered arches. Above this doorway is a loft door, and in the gable above that, there is a small oval window. The chapel block on the left mirrors the design of the smithy closely.
Attached to the north is the former cart house range, which also has a dentilled cornice and a corrugated iron roof. There is a 20th-century fake doorway that aligns with those of the main block. To the east, there is a brick wall with plain gate piers and wrought iron gates.
Local climate
Second Courtyard to Stable Block with Chapel, Smithy and Attached Cart House, Walls and Gates 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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