Stable Block 10 Metres North West of Bescaby House is a Grade II listed building in the Melton local planning authority area, England. First listed on 31 August 1979. Stable block.

Stable Block 10 Metres North West of Bescaby House

WRENN ID
worn-railing-sunrise
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Melton
Constituency
Melton and Syston MP: Edward Argar (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
31 August 1979
Type
Stable block
OS grid reference
SK 822 263
Coordinates
52.82826, -0.78018
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block, located 10 meters north-west of Bescaby House, dates from the mid-18th century and is now used as garaging. It is constructed of coursed ironstone with a pantile roof and stands two storeys high. The central double timber doors are flanked by two pedestrian doors, all of which are set under segmental brick heads. To the right, there is a casement window and door, while to the left, there is one casement window. On the first floor, there are two windows, and to the left under the eaves, there is a mural dovecote featuring 13 brick boxes. The roof is gabled and the roof structure includes tie beams, principals, one tier of butt purlins, and collars.

Local climate

Stable Block 10 Metres North West of Bescaby House sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 78% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 38 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 73% 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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