Stable Block

The Stable Block at Oakley Park, built around 1825, is likely the work of architect Sydney Smirke, who also remodeled the main house for Sir Edward Kerrison during this period. The building is constructed of red brick, with stucco and ashlar detailing, and features a slated roof. It has a quadrangular plan and is one storey high with lofts.

The main front of the stable block is symmetrical and faces south. On either side of the entrance, there are three arched recesses above a plinth with V-jointed rustication, and plain end piers. The entrance is slightly set forward and features flanking piers, a semi-circular archway with V-jointed rustication, and original paired three-panelled gates. In front of the entrance piers, there are octagonal plinths approximately 2 meters high, likely intended for sculpture. All piers are topped with a dentil course, and there is a continuous moulded cornice along the top, leading to a flat parapet that also has a cornice, though it is damaged.

Above the entrance, there is a square clock tower supported by consoles on a two-stepped base. Each face of the clock tower has a keyed arched opening containing a clock face and louvres, topped with a pointed domed roof, all stuccoed, and finished with an onion finial. At the rear, there is a narrower archway with original paired gates. Each side of the courtyard features a central gable, with two sides having matching arched recesses below. The ground floor windows have been altered, while the first-floor two-light casements remain mostly intact. Oakley Park itself was located immediately to the southeast and was demolished between 1923 and 1924.