Stable Approximately 5 Metres To South West Of Lea Hall

This stable, located approximately 5 metres to the south-west of Lea Hall, dates from around 1584, with some likely alterations from the late 18th century. It is constructed of red brick in English bond, featuring blue-brick diaper work and red and grey sandstone ashlar dressings. The building is one storey high with a loft.

Notable architectural features include a chamfered stone plinth, flush stone quoins, and a parapeted gable end on the north-west side with an integral brick end stack. The south-west front has a central first-floor 2-light small-paned wooden loft casement, which has been reduced, and a loft opening to the left. There is a central boarded door with a segmental-headed overlight that consists of a horizontal-sliding glazing bar sash. To the right, there is a blocked inserted window, and to the left, a blocked 16th-century doorway with a chamfered wooden lintel, which is partly obscured by probably 18th-century brick and stone external steps leading up to the boarded loft door.

The left-hand gable end features a segmental-headed 2-panelled door, while the right-hand gable end has a wooden cross window to the loft and a blocked inserted ground-floor doorway. At the rear, there is an old 3-light wooden loft window off-centre to the right with chamfered mullions, and a boarded loft door off-centre to the left, accessed by a flight of external brick and red sandstone steps. The interior has only been partly inspected, but it includes a central ground-floor room with a pair of chamfered ceiling beams and stalls supported by octagonal posts. The stable is situated very close to the rear of Lea Hall and was likely built around the same time.