Stable Block in Hoo Park to North of Site of Demolished Mansion is a Grade II listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 8 February 1988. Stable block.

Stable Block in Hoo Park to North of Site of Demolished Mansion

WRENN ID
vacant-portal-nightshade
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
North Hertfordshire
Constituency
Hitchin MP: Alistair Strathern (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
8 February 1988
Type
Stable block
Address
Stable Block in Hoo Park to North of Site of Demolished Mansion, Codicote Road, St. Paul's Walden
OS grid reference
TL 188 196
Coordinates
51.86268, -0.27555
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block in Hoo Park, located to the north of the site of a demolished mansion, dates from the 18th century and is possibly the work of Sir William Chambers, who was active in the area around 1764 for Thomas Brand. The building is constructed of red brick, with some blue bricks and light red brick dressings. It features a wooden eaves cornice and a pediment, along with Portland stone imposts above the arches. The roofs are covered with slate.

The structure consists of a two-storey central block that is flanked by single-storey aisles, each with side-pediments that are interrupted by the central block. It faces east and is partly obscured by derelict buildings from a former slaughterhouse. The center of the stable block has three large round-arched double doorways designed for coaches, above which are three sash windows with 4/4 panes and flat gauged arches. Stable doors are located in the sidewalls of the aisles. The rear of the building features a projecting center with a brick-moulded pediment and three windows.

Local climate

Stable Block in Hoo Park to North of Site of Demolished Mansion sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 82% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 76% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 60% 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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