Stable Block And Adjoining Brick Wall North Of Reymerston Hall

STABLE BLOCK AND ADJOINING BRICK WALL NORTH OF REYMERSTON HALL

A stable block and adjoining brick wall forming part of the farmstead serving Reymerston Hall, dating from around 1800. The building is constructed of red brick laid in Flemish bond with pantiled roofs.

The structure is rectangular and two storeys high, with single storey wings projecting from both the north and south sides of the east elevation. A stairway to the first floor projects from the north elevation.

The east front elevation is symmetrical, composed of a central recessed section flanked by two single storey wings with catslide roofs that project forward. The central section features wide carriage doors flanked on either side by plank and batten stable doors, each surmounted by a fanlight. The north and south wings contain stable doors facing into the centre, and there is an additional stable door in the east elevation of the north wing. At the north gable end is an enclosed staircase providing external access to the first floor entrance.

The west elevation is largely blank, with a dentilled cornice and two first floor windows, one of which has a round arch. The south gable end contains double doors at ground floor level with a small window above and a casement window below the gable beneath a cambered arch.

Internally, a carriage housing separates the north and south stables. The north stables retain their original stalls, whilst those in the south have been replaced. Exposed ceiling beams and joists survive throughout. The first floor is divided into two rooms connected by an eight-panelled door. The principal rafter roof with collars and butt purlins remains intact, though additional support timbers have been added; a full sequence of carpenter's marks survives on the timbers.

A brick wall with coping, rising to the height of the stable eaves, connects the stable block to Reymerston Hall. This wall appears on the 1883 Ordnance Survey map and is apparently contemporary with the stable block and Hall, both dating from around 1800. Historic maps from 1883 through 1928 show a walled garden (probably the kitchen garden) immediately to the north on the same alignment, and a track or drive linking the stables directly to the farmyard beyond the landscaped gardens. Despite the clear separation between the polite Hall and the working farm, the stables likely housed both carriage and draft horses. The plan of the stable block has remained unchanged since its first appearance on maps.