Stables And Stable Yard Archway At Wootton Manor

The stables and stable yard archway at Wootton Manor date from the early 19th century and early 20th century, likely altered by Detmar Blow in 1915 when the approach to the house was moved to the west side. The structure features inclined red brick headers alternating with knapped flints in courses, with red brick details and quoining at the angles and jambs. The roofs are plain tiled.

On the north side of the stable yard, there is a cross range that includes a central taller archway providing access to the forecourt, with shorter side ranges: a lean-to against the barn on the west and a gabled structure on the east. The yard is paved with bands of cobbles separated by single courses of bricks.

The wide, semi-circular archway has a cogged brick eaves cornice and a hipped roof with terminal gablets at a short ridge, topped with a metal windvane featuring a gilded sheet metal bird. There are a pair of horse boxes with vertical boarded stable doors, each with a fixed frame window with bars on either side of the archway. The west range contains three horse boxes with similar features, while the east range includes a tack room with central boarded doors and two casements on the left and one on the right. This building is listed for its group value only.