Coach House And Stables Approximately 20 Metres North Of English Farmhouse

The coach house and stables, built around 1870, are located approximately 20 meters north of the English Farmhouse in Nuffield. Constructed from red brick with burnt headers, the building features plaintiled roofs.

The south elevation is two storeys high and has a three-window range. On the right side, there are three pairs of double timber doors under a continuous lintel, which serve the coach-house section. To the left, a single stable door with a segmental head is flanked by one 6/1 fixed window on either side. The first floor is lit by three 2-light timber casements, and the upper storey is decorated with repeating diamond patterns of bricks with burnt headers, topped with a dentil eaves cornice. The east gable head includes a hay-loft loading door.

The north elevation shows the marks of an earlier flint structure that had four segmental-headed windows, now blocked, and also features a dentil eaves cornice. There is a single-storey domestic extension attached to the north-west corner, which includes one 2-light window and a plank door on the east side, as well as a stack rising through the roof in the north-east corner.

Inside, the north-west extension is lined with plank wall panelling and contains a domestic fireplace under the stack, along with a winder staircase leading to the first floor. The main ground floor consists of the coach house on the east side and horse stalls on the west. There are five stalls separated by timber divisions that end in cast-iron piers with bell and acorn finials. The two eastern stalls on the north side feature cast-iron fretwork cresting, while the two stalls on the west side have iron grilles above the stall dividers. Hay racks and water troughs are present in the northern stalls.

The first floor comprises four rooms arranged in a line, divided by stud partitions with lath and plaster, accessible through plank doors along the south side. The roof structure on this level is modern. These stables have a close and important group value with the English Farmhouse, which is also listed.