Stable Block Approximately 150 Metres to Eastof Donnington Grove is a Grade II listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 16 August 1983. Stable block.
Stable Block Approximately 150 Metres to Eastof Donnington Grove
- WRENN ID
- silent-soffit-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- West Berkshire
- Constituency
- Newbury MP: Mr Lee Dillon (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 16 August 1983
- Type
- Stable block
- OS grid reference
- SU 460 688
- Coordinates
- 51.41711, -1.3397
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stable block, dating from the late 18th century, is located approximately 150 metres to the east of Donnington Grove. It is constructed of brick and features an old tile roof, which includes four 20th-century dormers and one 18th-century dormer with a Gothick window. The building is designed in an L-plan and is 1½ storeys high.
On the south front, there is a central bay that projects forward, featuring an arched entrance and a quatrefoil in the tympanum above. Above this, there is a quatrefoil in the crow stepped gable. To the right of the entrance, there are two arched windows, while to the left, there are two pairs of garage doors and a central door. The façade includes a string course and a battlemented parapet.
To the left, there is a block that projects out, which has a recessed brick arch, a string course, and a quatrefoil in the crow stepped gable end. The return wall features two pairs of garage doors and a 19th-century iron and glass porch.
Local climate
Stable Block Approximately 150 Metres to Eastof Donnington Grove receives an average of 750 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 70% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 61% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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