Compton Hall Farmhouse West Stable Range

TF 83 NE SOUTH CREAKE FAKENHAM ROAD (north)

2/50 Compton Hall Farmhouse west stable range.

G.V. II

Stable range to west of Compton Hall Farmhouse. C.1800. Attributable to Samuel Wyatt, for the Holkham Estate. Rubble flint with gault brick dressings, red pantiled roofs. Single storey multi-bay stable range with 2 storey granary or storage towers at north and south. Tower at north has segmental brick arched cart entrance with arched lunette glazing bar window above. Gault brick dressed openings, flat rusticated quoins, corbel coursed eaves with details. Hipped roof. Multi-bay system of stables confused by later insertions, originally as surviving in 3-end bays at north with central arched headed door with brick rusticated frame flanked by arched lunette brick dressed windows, either blocked and plastered or glazed. Corbel coursed eaves cornice with dentils. Hipped block at south converted as cottage, south return forming end bay of west screen wall of Compton Hall Farmhouse (q.v.). Originally symmetrically balanced with range on axis to east, now demolished.

Listing NGR: TF8695335752