Coach House, Stables And Attached Courtyard Walls And Gate Piers Immediately North East Of Hanch Hall

LONGDON C.P. LYSWAYS LANE (south SK 11 SW side)

11/97 Coach house, stables and attached courtyard - walls and gate piers immediately north-east of Hanch Hall

GV II

Coach house, stables, walls and gate piers. Circa 1700 with mid-C19 alterations and additions. Red brick (Flemish bond); plain tile roofs with stone coped verges on shaped kneelers; brick ridge stacks. The entrance at the north-west side of the stable courtyard is flanked by a pair of square gate piers, each with dentilled cornice and gadrooned acorn finial. The stable yard is enclosed, and attached to the service wing of Hanch Hall (q.v.) by a brick wall surmounted by an acorn finial and an iron lamp standard. On the north-east side of the courtyard is the main coach house and stable block: H-plan; principal alignment north-west/south-east facing south-west. 2 storeys with storey band. Central range containing the tack room recessed between a pair of gabled crosswings containing stalls (left) and coach house (right). Central panelled tack room door with segmental head flanked by segmental-headed casements. Segmental-headed stable door with small pointed window immediately left. Large coach house doors. First floor windows in a rhythm of 3:2:3 lights, all mid-C19. Attached at right-angles to the left is a single storey, 2-bay building with double doors and gable capped by an acorn finial, possibly a cartshed. Interior. Stable retains 2 loose boxes, stall partition, feed baskets and water basins. King-post roof trusses.

Listing NGR: SK1003613999