Bloomsbury Cottage And Attached Stables

Bloomsbury Cottage and its attached stables represent a former racehorse training establishment, likely dating from the early 19th century, though a datestone inscribed “C.D. 1865” is set into the left-hand gable of the house. The house is constructed of red brick to the front, with the remainder of the walls built of random knapped flint and red brick dressings. The roof is slate, with lead hips. The stables were re-roofed around 1990 with red pantiles.

The house is a double-depth block with short wings projecting to the rear left. A range of stables, likely contemporary with the house, stands at the rear of the house to the left, backing onto Grosvenor Yard and overlooking a small yard to the right.

The house is two stories high with a cellar, and presents a symmetrical two-window façade. The upper and ground floors feature 6/6 unhorned sash windows, with two arched cellar windows protected by iron grilles. A central doorway has a six-panel door and overlight, flanked by segmental arches; a blank central recess is positioned above. The sides of the house are blank, while the rear features two axial stacks, sash and casement windows, and a single-story link to the stables. The house's interior has not been inspected.

The stable range consists of two stories with a single-story block extension. The main range’s front has two doorways, each with a boarded door and a two-light overlight, flanked to the right by a 6/6 sash window, all under segmental arches. A central loading door, accessed by 20th-century timber steps, is located on the first or loft floor, accompanied by a small window with a horizontal sliding sash and another louvred window. The left end has a blocked doorway with a window, while the right end features a single-story extension with two boarded half-doors and overlights.

The interior of the stables originally included four loose-boxes in the main range, two of which have been altered. The single-story extension contains two loose-boxes.

The property has historical significance: towards the end of the 19th century, the trainer George Ashby worked here for the brewer Hamar Bass, achieving success, including winning the Goodwood Stakes with Carlton Grange in 1896. This building is a notable and well-preserved example of the smaller-scale racehorse training establishments which historically existed behind properties in Newmarket.