Stable Block Adjoining Hanley Court

HANLEY CP HANLEY WILLIAM SO 66 NE

5/72 Stable block adjoining Hanley Court (formerly listed 18.4.66 as Stables at Hanley Court)

GV II

Stable block to Hanley Court, now in general agricultural use. c1750 with mid-C19 and early C20 alterations. Brick with ashlar dressings, some rubble walling and partly-hipped plain tiled and asbestos roofs. U-plan; main entrance elevation to south-west, south-east side mainly occupied by the former service wing of Hanley Court (qv) and north-west side altered and extended. Two levels. Main south-west elevation: 5:1:5 bays; central bay has large gabled cross-wing, central round arch- way with Gibbs surround, a round-headed 6-pane window above and a circular opening in the gable apex; at the centre of the roof ridge is a six-sided lantern with a square timber base; moulded cornice, domical roof and tall weathervane. The flanking wings are each of 2:1:2 bays; the central bay is gabled, breaks forward and has a round archway with a Gibbs surround and a blind circular opening in the gable above; either side of the central gabled bay are two blind openings with cambered heads; 2-light C20 case- ments have been inserted in three of the openings. Interior: roof has two tiers of trenched purlins and some sling brace trusses. One stable in the north-west side has retained an original pair of stalls with ball finial detail and all brass fittings.

Listing NGR: SO6785866362