Stables, Courtyard Wall And Attached Kennels To Wallingswell Hall

SK 58 SE WALLINGWELLS WALLINGWELLS HOUSE LANE (North side)

4/177 Stables, courtyard wall and attached kennels to Wallingswell Hall 30.11.66 (Formerly listed as Coach-house at WallingWells)

G.V. II

Stables, wall, courtyard and attached kennels. c.1810. Stables of ashlar with hipped slate roofs projecting over the eaves. Quadrangle plan. 2 storeys, 7 bays. Set on a plinth with first floor and raised eaves bands. The central, slightly projecting, 3 bays are topped with a pediment. Central arched doorway with keystone, lacking doorway and glazing to fanlight. Flanked by single blind recessed panels and 2 glazing bar sashes lacking glazing. All have flush splayed lintels and keystones. Above are 7 small glazing bar sashes, lacking glazing, with flush splayed lintels and keystones. In the pediment is a clock face. Projecting from the left and right are single storey wings, both set on a plinth and with raised eaves band. The 7 bay left/west wing has a large entrance with rendered flat arch with keystone, and ashlar quoins. The inner north wall has a doorway with wooden door, damaged fanlight and keystone. The inner west wall has a single glazing bar sash with a doorway with wooden door to the left. Both have flush splayed lintels and keystones. Left of the arch 3 glazing bar sashes, lacking glazing, alternate with 2 doorways with damaged stable doors and glazing bar overlights. All have flush splayed lintels and keystones. The 5 bay east/right wing, with single red brick stack to the rear left, has a similar flat arch and inner openings to the west wing. Right of the arch are 3 large carriage archways, each with damaged double wooden arched door and keystone. The courtyard is paved and the quadrangle is completed by a coped ashlar wall with central double wooden gate. Interior contains some wood and iron stalls. Projecting from the rear, dressed coursed rubble, west wall, is a small damaged red brick and pantile lean-to with a doorway with wooden door. Projecting from this is a dressed coursed rubble wall with triangular shaped ashlar coping and iron railings. This extends 3 metres, turns at a right angle, extends a further 20 metres and then turns back to meet the stable rear wall. The wall is broken by 3 entrances and the interior is part divided into 6 by similar walls.

Listing NGR: SK5721284228