Stable Block At Briggens House Hotel 15 Metres North Of House

The stable block at Briggens House Hotel, located 15 metres north of the house, dates from the 18th century, likely around 1770, and was built for the Blackmore family, who also enlarged the house around the same time. It is constructed of grey brick with a stone impost band and features a hipped slate roof adorned with fishscale slates on the eastern side. The building is two storeys high with six windows and originally served as a stable block, but it is now part of the hotel.

Architecturally, the stable block has a wooden cornice supported by paired brackets. It is a rectangular structure with a two-window central projection on the west side, which includes a triangular pediment and a clock face in the tympanum. Atop the building is a white wooden square cupola, finished with a low dome and a wind vane shaped like a fox. Each face of the building features round-headed openings, a dentilled cornice, and Tuscan columns recessed at each corner. A bell, which is reported to be cracked, is also part of the structure.

The ground floor on the west, north, and south sides has gauged brick round arches with a stone impost band that continues across the recesses on the north and south ends, which feature Diocletian windows in their heads. The front arches have been blocked, and large sash windows have been inserted. The entrance is now through the central arch, with five arches at each end. The rear wall has seven windows on each floor, all under gauged brick flat arches. The ground floor features recessed sash windows with 8/8 panes, while the upper floor has lower casement windows.

Notably, two oak newel posts, which are reused in the stables, are excellent examples of Jacobean carving and have been preserved. This 18th-century stable block is of special architectural interest and is part of a group of structures at Briggens.