Former Stable Approximately 10 Metres To South West Of Ightfield Hall

SJ 53 NE 5/2

IGHTFIELD C.P. Former stable approx. 10 metres to south-west of Ightfield Hall

GV II

Stable, now store. Probably late C17 or C18 incorporating earlier materials. Timber frame with red brick on brick plinth; red brick gable end. Graded slate roof. Framing: large rectangular panels, 2 from sole plate to wall plate. 2 framed bays. One storey and loft. North-east front: 4-pane loft window to right. Pair of central raised ground-floor windows, of one and 2 lights. Boarded doors to left and right. Left-hand gable end: 2-light attic wooden casement and 2 small ground-floor openings to left. Truss with collar, cut-through tie- beam with moulded lower edge, probably early C19 brick infill and pair of small dovecote openings in apex. Probably reused right-hand corner post with hewn bracket. Right-hand gable end with collar and tie- beam truss. Interior: chamfered spine beam in left-hand ground-floor room. Roof with pairs of purlins, straight wind braces and ridge piece. The hewn corner post and moulded tie beam are probably of domestic origin, possibly reused from a previous house on the site of the present Ightfield Hall (q.v.), which is a brick building dating back to the late C17. It is possible that the stable building was formerly a domestic building itself but the type of framing appears to be too late. The building stands adjacent to Ightfield Hall (q.v.), within a moated site.

Listing NGR: SJ5995439377