Stables At Number 44 (Bayford House)

The stables at Number 44, also known as Bayford House, are a stable block dating from the late 17th century for the northern part and the early 18th century for the southern part, with a crosswing added in the 19th century. A plaque reset in the northern gable indicates the date 'A.T. August/YO 26.1729'. The northern section is constructed of red brick in English bond, while the southern part features red brick with blue headers in Flemish bond, and the crosswing is also made of red brick. The building has steep old red tile roofs and forms a long L-shaped range to the southwest of the house, partly parallel with the southern kitchen wing, facing into the yard on the east side. It is 1½ storeys high with a loft over much of the range, and features a gable parapet that incorporates a chimney at the northern end. The stables have small windows with two and three lights, a boarded stable door, and a six-panel fielded door that has been reused in the rear wall. Inside, there are clasped-purlin roofs with a single purlin on each slope, a heavy cross-beam, and square joists supporting the loft floor.