Coach House And Stabling At Approx 20M North Of The Home Farmhouse And Including Courtyard Wall And Gate-Piers To Front (South East)

A coach house and stables dating to the mid-19th century is located approximately 20 metres north of the Home Farmhouse. The complex includes a courtyard wall and gate piers to the front (south east). Constructed primarily of granite ashlar to the front elevation, with killas rubble elsewhere, featuring granite quoins, jambstones, and arch stones. The roofs are hipped and covered with dry Delabole slate, enclosing a cobbled courtyard with a lean-to cloister on three sides. Two axial brick chimneys are situated towards the middle of the coach house, while two lateral brick chimneys rise over the rear wall on the left and right. A clock and bellcote are positioned over the main entrance. The layout comprises single-depth buildings surrounding a rectangular courtyard, with an open cloister linking the stabling to the coach house. The coach house faces the front, featuring a central carriage way flanked by three coach houses on each side. Stair projections jut out to the rear, each side of the carriage way—these accommodate staff quarters above. Coach houses on the right side of the entrance were converted to additional accommodation in the early 19th century. The coach house is two stories high, while the stabling is single-story. The symmetrical front elevation (south east) has three bays, a central bay, and three bays again. The central bay features a tall, round-arched, pedimented carriage way entrance which projects slightly forward. A square ashlar clock turret rises above the entrance, displaying a round clock face and topped by an octagonal open cupola with a finial and weather vane. Left and right of the entrance are three wide carriage doorways, each spanned by a shallow segmental arch. The original ledged and braced doors remain on the left side, while openings on the right are largely blocked, and generally contain 20th-century windows, although one to the far right retains its original door. Lunette windows are found above each doorway and in the stair turret at the rear of the coach house. A similar stepped parapet is prominent in the central bay of the south east front within the courtyard. A granite mounting block with four steps on each side stands in front. Each bay contains a two-light window with round-arched lights, glazing bars, and flat, keyed arches above. Identical windows are also found facing into the courtyard. Round-arched doorways with ledged doors and vertically glazed fanlights are located at the far left and right within the courtyard. The remaining elevations within the courtyard feature open covered walks supported by iron stanchions, with an open barrel vault to the main entrance. Other doorways are framed by shallow brick arches and contain ledged doors. Cast iron ogee gutters are present throughout. The interior of many stables retains original cobbled standings, some with wooden ramped partitions and iron hay racks. Overall, this is a well-planned 19th-century stabling complex exhibiting strong architectural qualities.