Stable Court To Somerleyton Hall

SOMERLEYTON SOMERLEYTON PARK TM 49 NE 4/51 Stable court to Somerleyton Hall GV II Stable court to Somerleyton Hall. Dated 1846 on rainwater heads; by John Thomas for Sir Morton Peto. Red brick with stone dressings. Slated roofs. Jacobean style. Mainly 2 storeys. At the south end is the entrance block with a semi-circular headed archway and a square clock tower above. Clock faces on 4 sides, with pierced angle turrets capped by obelisk finials between. Above rises an octagonal bell tower with strapwork-traceried openings and a domed cupola with scaled roof: this is surmounted by a finial and wind vane. The clock is by Vulliamy. 2 similar ranges of coach houses and stabling with living accommodation above, both with shaped gables. Attached to the north is a lower enclosing block in matching style. The east range has 4 slightly recessed semi-circular arches to the ground floor, with stone panelling in the tympana; one arch contains a doorway. A further arch in the centre gable is taller and narrower and contains a window. 3 first floor windows, one of them circular. The courtyard openings are largely unaltered. The surrounding park and gardens are included in the HBMC County Register of Gardens at Grade II.

Listing NGR: TM4930397834