Coach House and Stable Block to East of Number 1 is a Grade II listed building in the East Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 April 1986. Coach house, stable block.

Coach House and Stable Block to East of Number 1

WRENN ID
low-wicket-winter
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Cambridgeshire
Constituency
Ely and East Cambridgeshire MP: Charlotte Cane (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 April 1986
Type
Coach house, stable block
Address
Coach House and Stable Block to East of Number 1, West Fen Road, Ely
OS grid reference
TL 537 803
Coordinates
52.39977, 0.25899
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The coach house and stable block, located to the east of Number 1 on West Fen Road, dates from the mid-19th century. It is constructed of gault brick and features a slate roof. The building is two storeys high and has an elliptical inner and outer archway for the carriage entrance, which is fitted with double boarded doors shaped to match the arch. The street elevation includes pitching doors and windows.

Inside the courtyard, the coach house and stable are positioned to the left of the carriageway, while the right side contains a coach house and two stables, along with first-floor accommodation for the coachman. The original coach house doors have been replaced with 20th-century sliding doors. The stable doors are original and have rectangular fanlights with glazing bars set in cambered gauged brick arches. The stable windows also feature similar arches and glazing bars, with the lower halves having wooden shuttered ventilation.

The first-floor windows have metal casements that replace the original windows, although some still retain internal folded shutters. There are two boarded pitching doors, each with two glass panels. The stables were used to serve Number 42 St Mary's Street and the building is included for its group value only.

Local climate

Coach House and Stable Block to East of Number 1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 97% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 33 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 56% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 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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