Mistletoe House And The Coach House

Mistletoe House and The Coach House are two houses that were originally stables, built in the late 1840s. They are constructed of red brick with stone dressings and feature steep hipped red tile roofs. This stable complex surrounds two yards and was likely built when the former rectory was modified to become Hunsdonbury, the residence of the Calvert family.

The entrance to the property is located on the west side of the southern yard, accessed through in-curving brick walls that have moulded brick plinths and square terminal piers topped with sandstone blocks and stone balls. The eastern side of this yard features a symmetrical two-storey coach house with five upper windows and a central door. The windows are three-light casements with arched glazing bars, and there is a two-light window above a six-panel flush beaded door. Below, double doors lead to the coach house, which is sheltered by a lean-to roof. The openings are adorned with flat brick arches that have intersecting joints at the center.

On the northern side, a lower range includes two similar windows with pivoted lights, flanking a central passage that leads to the northern yard. This area is surrounded by converted stable buildings that also feature similar windows and hipped roofs, along with stable doors and ovolo moulded plinths. A 19th-century cast iron pump is located against the northern wall of the southern yard, characterized by two rings on the barrel, a spurred spout, and an acorn cap. The upper floor of the coach house has moulded six-panel doors that appear to be re-used from the 18th century. Overall, this red brick stable complex showcases a restrained Gothic style and retains much of its original character, forming part of a picturesque group with the East Lodge.