Stable Block, About 250 Yards South East of Wimpole Hall is a Grade II* listed building in the South Cambridgeshire local planning authority area, England. Stable block. 3 related planning applications.

Stable Block, About 250 Yards South East of Wimpole Hall

WRENN ID
salt-tin-nettle
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
South Cambridgeshire
Constituency
South Cambridgeshire MP: Pippa Heylings (LD)
Country
England
Type
Stable block
OS grid reference
TL 337 509
Coordinates
52.14059, -0.04666
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block, located about 250 yards southeast of Wimpole Hall, was designed around 1841 by H E Kendall and constructed in 1852. It features red brick with stone dressings and has low pitch hipped roofs of slate that are obscured by a blocked parapet. The building consists of four ranges surrounding a courtyard, with the principal range situated on the west side. It is two storeys tall.

The west front is divided into nine unequal bays, with the center and end bays being wider. The center bay and the two adjacent bays project outward. These bays are separated by rusticated pilasters, which are paired at the end bays and feature stone rustication in the center bays. The entablature of the pilasters forms the roof parapet, which is topped with ball finials and the heraldic emblems of the Yorke family, flanking a clock turret. The parapet extends over the end bays of each side in a segmental pediment.

The coach doorway is panelled, as are the two flanking pedestrian doorways. The round-headed coach entry is flanked by rusticated pilasters that support a Doric entablature with a pediment, topped by an elaborate clock turret and cupola with a bell-shaped copper roof. The clock turret features paired Corinthian pilasters at the corners, and the cupola is decorated with console brackets. Inside the turret, there is a barrel vault, and the courtyard is paved with granite setts. A cast iron lean-to shelter is also present.

Originally, the north front adjoined the garden and outbuildings of the old Rectory, which are now known as Yorke and Marshall's Cottages. The design of the stable block is reminiscent of the English Baroque style, particularly that of the Office of Works School and Thomas Archer.

Local climate

Stable Block, About 250 Yards South East of Wimpole Hall 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 77% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% 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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