Stable Block At Langley House

LANGLEY BURRELL SWINDON ROAD ST 97 NW WITHOUT (east side)

8/176 Stable block at Langley House

20.12.60

GV II

Stable block, C17 and early C19, rubble stone with stone slate hipped roof. Single storey and attic, L-plan. Main range has long south front with two gabled leaded dormers and ground floor stone mullion windows with leaded lights, either ovolo-moulded or chamfered recessed mullions. From left, a 2-light blocked ovolo- moulded window then 2-light chamfered windows each side of 2-light long-mullioned chamfered window with deep hoodmould and date plaque 1624 MHW MW over. To right, two similar long-mullioned windows, but ovolo-moulded, with 3-light chamfered window between, 2-light chamfered window to left and 2-light ovolo-moulded window to right. Dripcourse stepped as hoodmould over left window and as deep hood over both long windows. East end has dormer and ground floor 2- light ovolo-moulded window with hoodmould. Rear, to court, has two dormers and two doors. Attached at east end is range running north with west front, to court, of five early C19 cambered-arched entries with ashlar piers and timber lintels, four with boarded doors to coach-house, one to carriagway through. North end is brick with ashlar dressings and 2-light ovolo-moulded window, rear wall has two ovolo-moulded mullion windows with hoodmoulds and one dormer above. This range has early C19 kingpost roof. Main range has double-purlin roof with tie-beam-and-collar trusses, 3-bay to west and 5-bay to east, divided by stone wall.

Listing NGR: ST9291675785