Stables (Building 5) at Newlands Farm

Stables, built in the early to mid-C19, with later modifications.

MATERIALS: brick walls and a slate roof, the slates are most likely a later re-covering.

PLAN: rectangular footprint on a north-south axis, located at the north-west corner of the farmyard.

EXTERIOR: a two-storey brick building which is topped by a half-hipped slate roof. Most of the stable windows and hatches are topped by external header-course brickwork. There is evidence that some of the openings have been modified or are later insertions. The east elevation includes a central doorway with a timber stable door; the surrounding brickwork shows signs of modification. The door is flanked by a pair of windows and above is a hay loft hatch. There is a pair of hay-loft hatches on the north elevation, the brickwork around the lower hatch shows signs of it being a later insertion. There is a large hole in the south-east corner which has been infilled with concrete block. A later ground-floor door has also been inserted into the south end.

INTERIOR: the ground floor includes three timber half-height stall partitions with simple round posts and timber troughs in between. The floor has been covered in concrete with a drainage channel. Above is a hay shoot running along the west side of the building. The east doorway is flanked by a pair of narrow niches. A ladder leads up to the hay loft. The roof consists of trusses with queen struts topped by small king posts at the apex, as well as a pair of purlins. Some of the roof timbers are later replacements, including several of the rafters and battens.