Two Parallel Stable Ranges And A Bothy Approximately 5 Metres North West Of Minterne House

Two parallel stable ranges and a bothy, built in the mid-19th century, are located approximately 5 meters northwest of Minterne House. The main stable range was designed by R H Shout of Yeovil, with the other ranges likely by the same architect for Lord Digby. The buildings feature coursed rubble walls with ashlar and brick dressings, and they have gabled and hipped slate roofs, along with some rendered octagonal stacks. They are single storey and single storey with an attic, displaying irregular fenestration. The main stable range and the bothy include stone mullioned windows with straight heads and hoodmoulds, as well as some casements with diamond panes. The doors are plain wooden, some set under segmental pointed heads. The main stable range has a wooden lantern. Originally, the main stable included two loose boxes, a room for an oat crushing machine, a stable with a feeding passage, a saddle room with a boiler, a double coach house, and a malt-store on the ground floor. Above these were a loft, a hayloft, and two bedrooms. An original drawing by Mr. Shout, titled E2100, can be found in the Architectural Plans with a Few Sketches of Old Buildings, deposited in the County Museum in Dorchester.