Coach House To Crowe Hall

The Coach House to Crowe Hall is a former coach house located to the southeast of Crowe Hall, dating from the late 18th century or early 19th century. It is constructed of limestone ashlar with slate or pantile roofs.

The building is a complex of structures set on a terrace supported by a deep retaining wall at the rear. The main range is a symmetrical hipped unit with a central section that features a pediment brought forward. It is a single-storey building with an elliptical oculus at the center, which has radial bars above two wide elliptical arched openings. These openings are blocked but originally contained three-light windows with transoms and small-pane casements, previously listed as sashes. Above the arches, there is a broad platband that is lower than the adjoining eaves levels. On each side, there are plank doors beneath radial fanlights, and paired twelve-pane sashes with flush stone mullions. A small ridge stack is located to the left of center, with another further to the left.

To the right end of the building, there is a wide niche with a stone half-dome and a pedimented front featuring a wide plain arch. The rear of the building, which rises directly from the retaining wall, includes a large paired twelve-pane sash and various smaller lights. At the left end, two additional units have been added; the first has coped gables with a small plank loading door above a wide set of sliding doors, while the second, set back, also has coped gables on the front and rear, with a lower wall containing a wide sliding door and a plank door with a transom light. The end unit has a pantiled roof.

The interior has not been inspected, but the building was altered in 1987 to form two dwellings. As part of the impressive Crowe Hall estate, this stable building highlights the affluent grandeur of the main house while retaining its own architectural interest.