Stable And Hop Kiln About 15 Yards South East Of Laddin Farmhouse

LITTLE MARCLE CP - SO 63 NE Stable and hop kiln 5/23 about 15 yards south-east of Laddin Farmhouse

GV II

Storage building or cider house enlarged into hop kiln and stable. Probably late C17 to early C18 with mid- to late C19 extensions. Timber-framed part has brick infill panels and slate roof continuing over C19 stable extension at south-east end. Rectangular plan aligned roughly north-west/south-east; two levels; north elevation has central C19 ledged door, loft door to right above a blocked pegged door-frame and exposed framing three panels high from cill to wall-plate. South elevation in brick has segmental heads to gable end with stable door to right of window and central 5-pane window to loft. Hop kiln: probably mid- to late C19 is attached at west end: sandstone rubble first stage, brick upper stage, slate pyramidical roof; square plan; small window with brick surround and segmental head in north elevation. Attached to the south of the hop kiln is a late C19 two-storey brick extension. The stable and hop kiln occupy a prominent position on the approach to Laddin Farmhouse (qv). Included for group value. (RCHM Vol II, p 127).

Listing NGR: SO6656335521