Stables At Heytesbury House

The stables at Heytesbury House date from the 17th century, with alterations made in the late 18th century. Constructed of dressed limestone with a tiled roof and coped verges, they feature an ashlar stack. The west side, facing the yard, has two central semi-elliptical planked doors, each with a keystone and impost. To the right are a doorway with a fanlight and impost, and three 16-pane sashes. To the left are two doorways with fanlights and imposts, and three further 16-pane sashes. The loft area has two hipped dormers with wooden shutters. The right return side has no openings, and features an attached stone mounting block. The rear is windowless, with a chamfered plinth and a moulded string course. The left return side has a chamfered stone doorway with a planked door and strap hinges, with the string course raised over the lintel. Above is a recessed chamfered light. An attached late 18th-century wing is located at the left front, incorporating a 6-pane sash window and a brick stack with a hipped tiled roof. Internally, the stables retain wooden stall partitions and loose boxes. These stables were likely an outbuilding of the 17th-century Heytesbury House, converted to stables in the late 18th century when the present Heytesbury House was built by Ash a Courts.