Stables at Nine Ashes Farm 40 Metres West North West of House is a Grade II listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. Stable building.

Stables at Nine Ashes Farm 40 Metres West North West of House

WRENN ID
dusk-mantel-evening
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
East Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hertford and Stortford MP: Josh Dean (Lab)
Country
England
Type
Stable building
Address
Stables at Nine Ashes Farm 40 Metres West North West of House, SG12 8PL
OS grid reference
TL 416 132
Coordinates
51.7997, 0.053
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stables at Nine Ashes Farm, located 40 metres west-northwest of the house, date from the late 16th century. The road frontage was rebuilt in two phases during the 18th century, and the building was reroofed and altered internally in the early 19th century. This square, single-storey stable block is constructed of red brick and is situated on the north side of the entrance to Nine Ashes. It features a low-pitched, U-shaped slate hipped roof supported by king post trusses, with twin gables on the east side.

On the south side, there are two stable doors framed in heavy chamfered frames, while the east side has twin doors joined in a similar heavy frame. There is a blocked window opening on the north side. The thick old red brick walls have an external plinth in English bond, and the west wall, facing the road, was rebuilt and set back in the early 18th century, with the northern part featuring black headers in Flemish bond.

The interior includes whitewashed timber-framed weatherboarded divisions designed for stabling 12 horses, along with a tack room and store, as noted in a sale catalogue from 1898 in the Hampshire Record Office. This historic stable block is mentioned in a description from 1600 and is part of the buildings associated with Sir Thomas Forster's mansion. It serves as an important roadside feature within the group of historic buildings at Nine Ashes.

Local climate

Stables at Nine Ashes Farm 40 Metres West North West of House sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 89% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 34 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 50% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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