Preston House, Stable Block, 60 Yards South-East Of The House

Preston House Stable Block, located 60 yards southeast of the house, dates from the 18th century. It is a symmetrical two-storey building with a central projecting section that features a pediment-gable above an arch. This arch rests on impost bands that extend as first-floor bands on either side. The wings of the building have three ground-floor windows, and above these is a central hayloft door flanked by blank panels. The roof is hipped and covered with tiles. The brickwork is red and laid in Flemish bond, with some blue headers. Inside the archway, there is a central door with a small window above it, and a door on each side beneath a loft door. A notable feature of the building is the central clock tower, which was once the lantern above the Audit House in Southampton, dating from around 1790. The clock tower has a small lead-capped square dome that rises above a plain order, with square columns set diagonally at each corner. The main frame is rusticated and features an arch-headed opening that is now filled in, with a clock face displayed within the arch.