Former stable block to north of East Court is a Grade II listed building in the Thanet local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 February 1988. Stable block. 5 related planning applications.
Former stable block to north of East Court
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- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Thanet
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 February 1988
- Type
- Stable block
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This former stable block, built in 1889-1890, originally served a large villa, East Court, and was designed by Ernest George and Harold Peto for Sir William Wills, later Lord Winterstoke. The building is constructed of red brick in a Flemish bond pattern, with green Westmorland slates covering the first-floor walls, attic, and roof, and timber and moulded brick dressings.
The plan extends over two floors. The ground floor initially contained stabling, loose boxes, and a carriage house, with accommodation above. Later, a garage was added to the eastern end, and the stalls and loose boxes were converted into classrooms. The first-floor accommodation was opened into a single, large space at the western end, involving the removal of partitions.
The south front, facing East Court, mirrors the jettied and gabled style of the main house. A covered walkway with square posts and a lean-to corrugated iron roof is on the left, sheltering four half-glazed doors with windows alongside. The first-floor walling above is slate-hung and features two windows with four casement lights. To the right is a projecting bay at ground floor level and a two-story gabled wing, with a gabled porch of one and a half stories in front. The first floor and gables overhang the ground floor, all featuring fishscale slates, with flared edges. A tall brick stack sits on the ridge to the right, and a louvered ventilation turret is to the left.
The front facing the road displays three horizontally-sliding garage doors under a lean-to roof, potentially indicating a later extension. A gable with a four-light casement window is positioned off-center to the right, also with fishscale tile hanging.
The north side presents a single-story projecting brick wing to the right, with a blocked door on its eastern face. To the left is an external staircase with a hood leading to the first floor, and a projecting gabled bay, which may have served as a hay loft access.
The western end features a four-light ground floor window and a two-light first-floor window, both with swept overhangs and a gable.
Internally, the ground-floor stalls and loose boxes have been converted to classrooms now used for storage. Kitchens and garages are now a workshop. The first-floor rooms at the western end have been combined into a large open living space, while kitchens, bathrooms, and bedrooms at the eastern end have been reconfigured.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 2010
- Related listed building consents — 5 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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