Former Stable Block 260 Metres East Of Killerton House

SS 90 SE BROADCLYST KILLERTON PARK

2/98 Former Stable Block 260 - metres east of Killerton 11.11.52 House - II

Former stables to Killerton House (now National Trust shop/ticket office). 1778 by John Johnson. Coursed rubble volcanic trap with dressings of ashlar under slate hipped roof. Quadrangular plan with opposed main entrances. Front: 5 round-headed recessed bays with ashlar impost and keyblocks, the tympanum of each bay with semi-circular window with radiating bars, the arcade otherwise blind, stand to either side of a central, slightly projecting, round-headed entrance under a pediment (the modillion cornice of which runs along the entire front)Central axial octagonal clock turret clock, and bellcote with leaded tent cap, supported by eight chamfered timber columns. Bell and gear intact, but perhaps missing weather vane. Internal faces of main entrances also with pediments. A third entrance in right-hand range is a simple round-headed arch with brick soffit. Blind arcade to rear of front range, 4 bays. Internal face of rear range with 2 large round-headed carriage doors to each side of central archway. Rear elevation quite plain. A 2- storey cottage has been inserted into part of the right-hand range. The clock has a very pretty cast iron frame, according to John Scott.

Listing NGR: SS9761700101