Stable Block To The North Of Ashby Hall

The stable block, dating from 1836, stands to the north of Ashby Hall. It is constructed of coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings, featuring fishscale tile roofs with moulded coped gables and kneelers. The block has a quadrangle plan and is single storey with an attic.

The west front has a projecting gabled gateway to the south, with a central four-centred arched archway and a mullion window above, set within a chamfered surround with a Tudor hood. A diagonal buttress with set-offs and an ornate square finial is to the left, while an octagonal, three-storey corner turret with bands and a parapet, and a small lancet window, rises to the right. Four narrow fixed lights are set within chamfered surrounds to the north, followed by a pair of two-light chamfered mullion windows either side of a central external chimney stack. Another lower two-light chamfered mullion window with a hood is followed by the north gable, which has a pair of small two-light casements in chamfered surrounds.

Inside the courtyard, the west facade has a central four-centred arched doorway with a panel door, flanked by single light windows in chamfered surrounds, all with Tudor hoods. Pairs of large four-centred arched doorways with double panel doors are set either side, with a further four-centred arched archway and a gateway with a panel door to the right. Above, a three-light chamfered mullion window with a Tudor hood is centered over the gable, with flanking single light windows in chamfered surrounds.

The five-bay north facade features a central four-centred arched archway flanked by diagonal buttresses, followed by pairs of two-light chamfered mullion windows with Tudor hoods. A circular plaque with a hood sits above the central gable, which is stepped and topped by a small lancet with its own gable. The flanking gables have single light windows in chamfered surrounds.

The seven-bay south facade has a central two-storey, three-bay gateway with a central four-centred arched gate with double panel doors and a Tudor hood, flanked by two-light chamfered mullion windows. Above, a protruding stack, now capped, bears a coat of arms and rises through the central stepped gable. Single-storey wings extend either side of the gateway, each with a pair of two-light chamfered mullion windows.

In the northwest corner of the courtyard is a postillion block inscribed "J W K 1836".