Coachman's Cottage and attached Stables, Coach Houses and Outbuildings is a Grade II listed building in the Central Bedfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 May 2012. Cottage, stable, outbuilding.

Coachman's Cottage and attached Stables, Coach Houses and Outbuildings

WRENN ID
forgotten-garret-mint
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Central Bedfordshire
Country
England
Date first listed
21 May 2012
Type
Cottage, stable, outbuilding
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Coachman's Cottage and its attached stables, coach houses, and outbuildings are built from cream-colored brick and feature slate roofs. The cottage is located at the south-west corner of the yard, extending westward beyond the garden wall. It is a rectangular, two-storey structure with a modern porch. The stables and outbuildings are single-storey and line the north and south sides of the yard, which is accessed through wide full-height gates located just north of the cottage.

The cottage's most notable feature is the Dutch gable on the north elevation. Below this gable, there is a single window on the first floor. The other three sides of the cottage are plain and each has one window with flat arches, along with doors on the south and east sides. All windows have been replaced with late 20th-century versions. A door on the south side of the cottage leads to a small service yard that contains domestic outbuildings and can also be accessed from the kitchen door. Attached to the cottage, immediately south of the front door, is a single-storey range that includes stables and three coach houses with double doors. The stable door and a large window with wooden bars feature flat arches made of red brick. On the opposite side of the yard, the north range has four windows and a door facing the yard, with some alterations at the west end.

Inside, the cottage maintains its original layout of two rooms on each floor. The interior is quite plain, with some original features replaced during modernisation. The living room has a 20th-century tiled fireplace, although the fireplace surround remains in the north first-floor bedroom. The first-floor rooms still have their original plain four-panelled doors. A narrow enclosed staircase leads from the kitchen to a small landing between the bedrooms.

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