Stable Block And Outbuildings To South West Of The Grove Stables At The Grove

The stable block and outbuildings located to the south-west of The Grove were built in the early to mid 18th century. They are constructed from rubble stone and ashlar, topped with stone tiled roofs. The stable on the left features an ashlar front and a hipped roof with a timber lantern that is also stone-tiled. It is two storeys high and has a five-window arrangement, with the center section projecting forward. This section includes a coved cornice that rises into a pediment above the center, which has a parapet. The central entry is rusticated with an arched design, complete with impost blocks and a keystone, and features a bullseye opening at the base of the pediment. On either side, there are two-window ranges containing 2-light windows framed in architraves, with leaded lights in the upper windows. The ground floor has a rusticated doorway with voussoirs and a key, where outer windows are replaced by double doors. The center features large double doors with radiating timber paneling above the arch. The rear of the stable has a timber cornice, two wall-face stacks, and a combination of two upper and one lower 2-light windows, all with flush cyma-moulded detailing. The west end wall includes an oval opening.

Attached at the south-west corner is a two-storey range with a hipped roof, which has three upper casements and a ground floor elliptical archway alongside a six-pane window. The rear of this range features an outside stair leading to an upper door and two upper 2-light flush cyma-moulded windows. Also attached at the south-west corner is a barn with a coped east gable and a 19th-century lean-to at the front. Behind this, enclosed by walls, is a range dated 1753 on the south-east cornerstone, featuring coped gables, a west end stack, and an east end chamfered doorcase with a 2-light window above it, as well as two 3-light windows on the south side. All windows are flush cyma-moulded, and there is a moulded Tudor-arched fireplace at the west end.