Former Stables And Coach House Block At Ashby Folville Manor

SK 71 SW GADDESBY MAIN STREET

Ashby Folville (south side) 9/86 Former stables and coach house block at Ashby Folville Manor 18/11/82

G.V. II

Former stables and coach house, now 4 houses. Mid C17, remodelled 1891 to the designs of J. Ely for H. H. Smith Carington, and converted to houses c.1983. Timber framing with rendered nogging, and brick with stone plinth and Swithland slate roof. Single off-centre coped brick ridge stack. 2 storeys, 8 bays. North side has off-centre blocked carriage entry with large 4 light window. To its left, glazed door with flanking lights and overlight, and between them a 3 light casement. Beyond, to left, hipped canted wooden porch, flanked to left by a 3 light and to right by a 4 light casement and beyond by single 4 light casement. To the right of the archway, a glazed door with overlight and flanking lights, flanked to left by a 3 light and to right by a 4 light casement. Beyond, to right, lower 2 storey range with door flanked by single 2 light casements. Above, to left of carriage opening, a glazed door with side hung crane. Beyond to left, 4 two light casements. Beyond again, glazed door, flanked to left by a 2 light and to right by a 4 light casement. Beyond again, a 5 light casement. To the right of the archway, 2 two light casements and a glazed door. Beyond, to right, lower range has 2 two light casements and above again, a central gabled dormer. South side has exposed framing with mid rails and curved struts. The framing in the carriage entrance was inserted in 1891 and the 2 eastern bays were assembled with framing from the north side at the same time. Off-centre carriage entrance, now blocked, contains a 3 light mullioned and transomed casement. To its left, 2 casements with a small casement above and between them. To the right of the carriage entrance, 4 casements of various sizes and above, 5 small lights. All these casements are late C20. East gable has a C19 casement and above, a C19 4 light mullioned and transomed casement with segmental head. The interior is said to contain a mid C17 wind braced roof.

Listing NGR: SK7075211956