Stables Approximately 45 Metres West Of The Old Farmhouse

Stables, probably dating from the 17th century, with significant alterations in the mid-to-late 19th century in multiple phases. The stables are constructed of brick, with the south-west range using red English bond brick and the south-east range using a mix of red and ochre-coloured Flemish bond brick. The roof covering is missing, but was formerly peg tile.

The building comprises an L-shaped layout with two ranges of stables of similar length. The south-west range faces northeast, while the south-east range faces northwest. Both ranges are single-storey.

The south-west range appears to be from a single 19th-century phase and exhibits a symmetrical three-part front, with a central doorway flanked by pairs of windows. The windows have segmental arch heads and contain iron-framed casements with glazing bars. The door frames are missing. The roof is gable-ended on the right. The south-east range is the result of at least two 19th-century phases and includes a cartshed with an open front located slightly left of centre. Either side of the cartshed are stables, each with a doorway flanked by windows. The left doorway has an overlight, and the windows on either side have glazing bars. The right doorway has a plank door, with unglazed windows on each side. The left roof is gable-ended, while the right roof is hipped. The right end wall includes a plain oak-framed window without glazing bars, the date of which is uncertain but potentially older than the 19th century.

Inside, both ranges are open to the roof. The south-west range’s roof is in six bays and features tie-beam trusses with queen struts. While the tie-beams appear to be from the 17th century, the rest of the roof is likely 19th century. The south-east range roof includes a five-bay section of probable 17th-century date. This section has been underbuilt with brick, but the wall plates show evidence of former timber-framed walls and tie-beam trusses with clasped side purlins.

Local tradition suggests the stables were used to house brewery dray horses. They form part of a significant group of 19th-century brewery and ancillary buildings clustered around the Old Farmhouse at Style Place.