Old Stables Approximately 100 Metres To South Of Shotover Park

FOREST HILL WITH SHOTOVER SHOTOVER SP50NE 5/84 Old Stables approx. 100m. to S 18/07/63 of Shot over Park (Formerly listed as The Old Stable)

GV II

Stables, now estate building. Early C18, possibly earlier. Limestone rubble with squared quoins; plain-tile roof. Double-depth plan. 2-storey front; 3-storey rear. Symmetrical 7-window front, which breaks forward in the centre 3 bays under a triangular pediment, has a 6-panel door with rectangular overlight, stone architrave and floating cornice, and has leaded wood-framed cross windows. The ashlar pediment, which contains a moulded surround for a clock and breaks into the painted wooden cornice, may be a later addition. Hipped roof. End walls have pairs of cross windows on the top floor. 3-window rear has 3 doors below loft doors, with cross windows in the top storey. Interior: 6-panelled doors in the hallway and some fielded panelling used as partitions; remains of stalls at rear. The building appears to have been designed as stables, loft and servants accommodation, although it is reputed to be the mid C17 Ranger's Lodge. (Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, p.765).

Listing NGR: SP5845606613