Stable Block

HOXNE OAKLEY PARK TM 17 NE 7/120 Stable Block II

Stable court to Oakley Park. Circa 1825, probably by Sydney Smirke who remodelled the house at this time for Sir Edward Kerrison. Red brick, stuccoed and ashlar-lined. Slated roof. Quadrangular plan. One storey with lofts. Symmetrical main front, facing south. To each side of the entrance are 3 arched recesses above a plinth with V-jointed rustication. Plain end piers. Entrance set slightly forward: flanking piers, semi-circular archway with V-jointed rustication, original paired 3-panelled gates. In front of the entrance piers are octagonal plinths about 2m high, presumably for sculpture. All piers have a dentil course. Continuous moulded cornice; flat parapet, also with cornice (damaged). Above the entrance is a square clock tower supported by consoles, on a 2-stepped base. Each face has a keyed arched opening containing a clock face and louvres. Pointed domed roof, all stuccoed, with onion finial. To rear, a narrower archway with original paired gates. Each side of courtyard has a central gable, 2 with matching arched recesses below. Ground floor windows altered, first floor 2-light casements mostly intact. Oakley Park stood immediately to the south east and was pulled down in 1923-4.

Listing NGR: TM1761777201