Stable And Carriage House To Rear Of North Lodge

A stable and carriage house, dating from the mid-19th century, stands to the rear of North Lodge, within Saling Grove. The building is constructed of red brick, featuring decorative moulded brickwork. The roof retains its original interlocking red tiles, manufactured using Broomhall Cox Taylor's patent design, and includes crenellated ridge tiles. It is a large and unusually well-detailed structure.

The right side of the building is dominated by a gabled crosswing which houses the Carriage House, featuring moulded brickwork to the coping. It has three windows set into the apex, each with moulded surrounds and stone panels to the left and right. The central doorway has a segmental pointed arch formed of two moulded orders, a band above, and an original vertically sliding door. Above the door is a three-light window with transoms and glazing bars. The double vertically boarded doors are adorned with two ornate carved panels and finials.

The central stable block is connected to a large hipped roof covering an internal yard. This roof incorporates a square glazed lantern topped with a pyramidal apex and a weathervane shaped like a sailing ship. The lantern windows each have five lights, a central transom, and circular lights in the upper half of each pane. An ornate entrance gable breaks through the eaves, featuring mouldings to a vertically boarded loft door and yard entrance. A moulded eaves cornice runs along the building. Recessed panels, with a 19th-century two-light casement window to the far right, are positioned either side of the entrance gable. Smaller shield panels are placed between these and to either side of the entrance. A moulded plinth runs along the base. The return wall, facing Piccott's Lane, has five similar panels and a vertically boarded door. The rear wall is similarly detailed.

Inside the Carriage House there’s a moulded brick cornice above which are decorative circles, stars, and scallop-edged circles. The roof structure features Queen posts to collars, a King post above, and wrought-iron ties. Straight braces reinforce the main tie beam. A paved floor is present. A 19th-century two-light window is also visible on the return wall. The tack room has a fireplace and vertically boarded walls. The central stable block is composed of three stable stalls and one for a mare and foal, each with wooden lower panels and iron-railed upper panels. The heavy door posts are surmounted by carved ball finials. The stable floors are laid with herringbone brick. The covered yard mirrors this detail, featuring a boarded floor to the hay loft and an overhead water tank.