Worstead House Stables at NGR 3118 2509

Worstead House Stables is a stable block with coach houses, likely built between 1791 and 1797 by James Wyatt for Sir George Berney Brograve, Bart. The structure is made of brick, featuring painted moulded eaves and a slate roof, and is designed in the late Neo-Classical style. It has a half-H-plan layout, with a main range and gabled wings that project forward.

The building stands two storeys tall. The main range includes three full-height brick arches that form an open arcade, with the ground floor set back behind it. This area features double panelled doors with H hinges. The first floor is positioned between the arch heads and has louvred windows. At the top, the roof is topped by a tall central cupola with a clock, which is further adorned with an octagonal open lantern supporting a dome. Flanking the arcade are blank windows on both floors that match the fenestration of the two-bay projecting wings, which either have cross casements or are blank. The gable ends feature similar tall arches, blank below with louvred openings in the arches. An unusual plat band of peg roof tiles is set on its long sides.

Inside, the recessed ground floor contains a series of coach houses. The right-hand wing has a long space with dished recesses in the side wall, likely intended for feed baskets. The left-hand wing includes a groom's room and a larger area. On the first floor, there is a corridor at the top of the main range that contains a winch, and the clock mechanism appears to still be intact.

Worstead House was originally constructed between 1791 and 1797 and designed by Wyatt, but it was demolished in 1939. Although it was believed that nothing remained, this stable block is a carefully designed and detailed example of Wyatt's work and was likely built at the same time as the house.