The Stables, The Old Chapel And The Remains Of The Chapel, Walls Enclosing Stableyard, Coach House And Greenhouse To Midford Castle

The Stables, The Old Chapel, the remains of the chapel, and surrounding walls form a group of buildings originally constructed circa 1810 for the Conolly family of Midford Castle. The complex comprises a stable block, coach house, chapel, stableyard, and greenhouse, now largely converted into two cottages (The Stables and The Old Chapel) with associated remains and a converted coach house. The stable and chapel range is built of ashlar with a slate roof, punctuated by an embattled parapet and octagonal terracotta chimneys on ashlar stacks.

The main facade features a central round-headed archway with plank doors flanked by narrow buttresses with offsets and pinnacles. Above the archway is a two-light casement window with Y-tracery in moulded mullions, diamond glazing, and a dripmould. The cottages adjacent to the stables each have two pointed Gothick style windows with a lozenge glazing pattern under a fanlight. First-floor windows are square-headed with an enriched lintel. Blocked central doorways feature the ribs of an arcade and a quatrefoil light above. Angle buttresses at the corners have offsets and pinnacles, and a moulded string runs across the whole facade.

At the rear and northeast corner of The Old Chapel stands the tower of the former chapel, constructed of coursed rubble with freestone dressings. It is a two-stage structure with angle buttresses, pinnacles, and an embattled parapet; Y-tracery windows to the clock stage are flanked by circular lights. A cupola with a ball finial and windvane tops the tower, and the east side features a projecting gabled porch displaying the Conolly arms.

The ruins of the remaining chapel extend north from the tower, with walls ranging in height from 12 to 5 feet, and incorporating a two-light decorated style window adjoining the tower. The stableyard is enclosed by linking walls connecting the cottages, the chapel, the coach house, and the greenhouse. The former coach house has an ashlar gable end with two-light windows on the ground floor and a round-headed loft door above. The greenhouse has an embattled parapet, clasping end buttresses with obelisk finials, four pointed windows, and a central pointed doorway.