Stable Block is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. Stable block.

Stable Block

WRENN ID
tired-tin-umber
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
27 May 1968
Type
Stable block
Address
Stable Block, Barkway
OS grid reference
TL 387 369
Coordinates
52.01347, 0.01976
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block at Newsells Park, dating from the late 18th century, was likely built for G. Jennings. Constructed from red brick, it features a hipped tiled roof and consists of nine bays, with one storey and an attic. The central section has three segmental arches, with the middle arch leading to a passage, flanked by doors to carriage entrances. Above this is a pediment adorned with dentilled brick sides and reeded panels, along with a clock. A central timber cupola is present, featuring pilastered arcading, a cornice with an ogee head, a ball finial, and a weathervane.

In the outer bays, the left side has a central entrance with a fanlight, flanked by glazing bar sash windows set in shallow reveals with gauged brick flat arched heads. The right side has three stable doors with a central round head, along with two light box dormers and a ridge stack. The rear of the building has three separate hips over projecting coach houses in the centre, with two light casements flanking the central passage, all featuring segmental heads. There are outshut additions to the outer bays and a box dormer on the left side. Attached to the rear right is a separate range extending at right angles, which is also one storey high and includes stable doors, lattice light casements, a plat band on the outer elevation, dentilled brick eaves, and a hipped roof. Newsells Park House itself is not listed.

Local climate

Stable Block 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 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 59% 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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