Raf Brampton Former Coach House And Stables At Number 1 Officers Mess

The former coach house and stables, dating to the 18th century, form the west side of a courtyard related to RAF Brampton and Number 1 Officers Mess. The buildings are constructed of yellow brick in Flemish bond, with tile roofs.

The coach house is a two-storey structure with a single-storey stable block attached. It has a hipped roof, a brick sawtooth eaves cornice, and a crenellated parapet with small polygonal turrets at the corners. The south, east and west elevations each feature a central pediment surmounted by a finial turret, while the north facade has twin pediments. Angled buttresses mark each corner. The west elevation, facing the service wing of the main house, has two outer double doors, a central section with three six-panel doors and two narrow casement windows, and a casement window at the first floor. A taking-in door with an inserted window is located on the south elevation. Door and window openings generally feature flat, gauged-brick heads.

The attached stable block to the south-west has a saw-tooth brick cornice to its gable roof, which includes small gabled ventilation dormers and ogee-arched bargeboards. The sash windows have glazing bars, and the door and window openings have shallow-arched, segmented brick heads. There are three windows and two doors facing south, one window and two doors facing east, and two outer fanlights with radiating glazing bars on the west elevation. A low-level hatch at the south end provided access for feed or hay.

Inside the coach house, the ground floor retains its original floor coverings. The first floor contains some 19th-century fireplaces, indicating it was used for service accommodation. The stable block also retains its original floor coverings and a groom’s room at the west end, featuring timber wainscotting and a 19th-century fireplace.

A single-storey building of yellow stock brick with a shallow slated hipped roof is attached to the north-east corner of the coach house. It features one set of double doors and its rear wall incorporates a section of a 17th-century red-brick kitchen garden wall. Internally, this building has a king-post roof and original brick floor.