Stables And Garden Wall To Upper Lodge

The stables and garden wall belong to Upper Lodge and date primarily to the early 18th and early 19th centuries. The stable yard is entered through a central block of the early 19th century, featuring a carriage arch and a clock. The late 18th-century range is located to the rear and is single-storey with dormers. It is constructed of brown brick with red dressings, topped by a central brick pediment. The remaining buildings are of plain stock brick, two-storeys high, with some ground-floor arcading which has been bricked up; these were originally entrances to the coach houses. The main part of the complex originates from the Regency period when George IV expanded the Royal Stud and promoted horse breeding. The stables are now part of the Admiralty Research Laboratory. The surrounding garden wall is mostly of the early 18th century and is constructed of plain brick.