Stables

EGLOSKERRY PENHEALE SI 28 NE 8/55 Stables 22.11.60

GV I

Stables. 1620 (datestone) for Sir John Specott. Snecked stone with moulded plinth and strings. Steeply pitched slate roof with hipped ends. Stone rubble axial and rear lateral stacks. Plan: Main range of overall rectangular plan containing stables with loft and accommodation for stable hands above. Garages in shallow wing to rear left and farmhouse in shallow wing to rear right. Exterior: Two storeys. Symmetrical front of 9 bays with moulded plinth and continuous moulded string. Central entrance remodelled in 1676 (R. Edwards); rounded granite arch with hood mould and segmental arched pediment above formed by the raising of the string course. Flanked on either side by 3 granite mullion and transom window openings with low granite rounded arched openings in the third and seventh bays, the arches with hood moulds and triangular pediments above. On the first floor is a central loft opening , also remodelled in 1676 (R. Edwards), which is raised slightly above the eaves level with a rounded granite arch, hood mould and triangular pediment. 4 ventilation slits to left and right. The rear elevation has garage doors to rear left and C17 mullion and transom windows which light the farmhouse in the wing to rear right. Interior: Not accessible although the owner states that there are complete probably C18 stalls and loose boxes. Edwards, R. 'Penheale Manor House' Country Life March 28, 1925.

Listing NGR: SX2666488001