Former Stable Range and Attached Courtyard Buildings Immediately to the West of Somerford Hall is a Grade II listed building in the South Staffordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 30 July 1991. Stable range, courtyard buildings.
Former Stable Range and Attached Courtyard Buildings Immediately to the West of Somerford Hall
- WRENN ID
- tangled-pedestal-fen
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Staffordshire
- Constituency
- Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge MP: Sir Gavin Williamson (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 30 July 1991
- Type
- Stable range, courtyard buildings
- OS grid reference
- SJ 900 081
- Coordinates
- 52.67133, -2.14889
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The former stable range and attached courtyard buildings located immediately to the west of Somerford Hall date from the late 18th century to early 19th century. This complex includes a stable with grooms' quarters and a tack room to the north, a cottage that was unoccupied at the time of inspection in July 1991, and a storage block that forms the east and west sides of the yard. There is also a dovecote to the southeast and an additional stable/storage range to the south.
All the buildings are constructed of brick with stone dressings and feature tiled roofs. The stable's frontage is designed to complement Somerford Hall, featuring a central symmetrical two-storeyed range with a layout of 2:7:2 bays. The eastern element has windows flanked by single-storeyed workshops. The central block has outer bays that are pedimented and slightly projecting, with the pediments framing clocks. The structure includes a continuous moulded cornice and a stone plinth. The windows are set under wedge lintels, with some having sashes and others being blocked. There is a central doorway with a plain surround, while the side bays each contain two segmentally-leaded arched doorways; one retains its original panelled double doors, while the other is blocked.
The single-storeyed ranges, which house workshops and tack rooms, display similar architectural details to the main elevation. Minor fittings survive inside. The connecting ranges at the rear are simply treated, and the cottage has irregular fenestration. Both ranges feature wagon entrances. The dovecote is square in plan with a pyramidal roof topped by an octagonal leaded cupola and has no openings except for a doorway to the east. The timber resting boxes have all been removed. The southern range retains some original features, including a cast-iron small-paned window, diagonally planked doors, and a king-post roof. These buildings are included primarily for their group value with Somerford Hall.
Local climate
Former Stable Range and Attached Courtyard Buildings Immediately to the West of Somerford Hall receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 77% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 39 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 75% of listed buildings. Of these, 19 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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