Stables And Coach-House At Kingston Lacy House

The stables and coach-house at Kingston Lacy House, dated 1880 and built for William R Banker, are constructed of brick with stone dressings and rusticated angle pilasters. The building features slate roofs with a stone eaves cornice and has a quadrangular plan, consisting of one storey and attics.

The main entrance front faces east and includes a central archway with a moulded arch and rusticated Tuscan pilasters, flanked by panelled gates. Above the archway is a pediment that contains a date stone and a small circular window. A bell turret sits over the pediment, featuring a brick base and a stone balustraded section above, topped with an ogee-shaped cap adorned with a weathervane. On either side of the archway, there are four semi-circular windows with brick and stone arches, each set in a recessed panel, and a stone string course runs below the windows.

The attic features four gabled dormers on each side, with casement windows that have glazing bars. Inside, the stables have flush panel doors and double-hung sash windows with glazing bars on the ground floor, while the attics contain loft doors under the gables. The west range includes coach-houses with large timber doors on the ground floor and gabled dormers with double-hung sashes in the attic.