13A and 14 Stone Street, Brighton

The building at 13A and 14 Stone Street, Brighton, is a complex of stables, coach houses, and associated accommodation dating from the 18th century, demonstrating group value as an example of a stable block. The main structure is a symmetrical two-storey range featuring a central hayloft opening on the south side, above a cast iron casement window added in the 20th century. The hayloft opening has a wooden double door. Flanking this central block are wings with splayed inner corners, originally accessed by ladder from ground floor accommodation to the west and east. One window opening has been enlarged to accommodate a sash window with vertical glazing bars, and one original pivoting sash window remains. Projecting carriage houses are attached to either end of the north side, with pedimented gables and kneelers. Originally, these carriage houses enclosed a stable yard accessed by gates. The eastern side has a 20th-century iron fire escape from the first floor. The east carriage house features plank double doors, while the west carriage house has a 20th-century window in the gable end. A 20th-century penticed extension to the west includes a half-glazed door and window, with a further window on the side. The rear or north wall is rendered and lacks openings, except for a door leading into the former coach house of 19A Castle Street. The interior of the eastern carriage house shows a lost lath and plaster ceiling, revealing a thin softwood roof with a ridge piece. Narrow, tongue-and-groove panelling lines the lower part of the walls, and the rear wall is constructed of 20th-century breeze blocks. The western carriage house was altered in the first half of the 20th century with the addition of partitions. Part of the original ground floor stable area retains a brick floor, with no access to the upper floor.