Stables, Coach Houses And Gate Piers Adjoining North East Of Tidwell Manor

EAST BUDLEIGH SY 08 SE 6/55 Stables, Coach houses and - gate piers adjoining north-east of Tidwell Manor GV II Stables, coach houses and gate piers. Early C18, probably contemporary with Tidwell Manor (q.v.) which is dated 1725. Brick with some limestone detail and slate roof, some replaced with corrugated asbestos. The brickwork includes some burnt headers and is laid mainly to English bond but the front is Flemish bond. The stables and coach houses are arranged in 3 ranges enclosing a small courtyard facing Tidwell Manor (q.v) to the south-west. The main range which includes a carriageway through apparently housed the stables and the flanking wings were coach houses (now converted to garages). All have haylofts over. The gap between the south-eastern wing and Tidwell Manor is flanked by gate piers. The main stable range has a 5-window front and each wing has 3 windows onto the courtyard. The left wing has a C20 garage door on the ground floor. The main wing at ground floor level has a plank door with overlight to the stable and a wide carriageway arch to the right. This now has a timber lintel over but was probably originally a low segmental arch with a keystone as the rear arch still is. There are glazed windows either end, C20 vertically opening casements with glazing bars. The right wing at ground floor level includes another plank door with overlight to the stable and to right of it another low segmental arch with limestone keystone to the coach house. All the ground floor openings have low segmental arches over. The first floor windows are alternately blind and C20 vertical casements with glazing bars. The other walls are mostly blind. Deep eaves and moulded plaster cornice. The wings have roofs with hipped ends and it is here that the slate survives. The slates are small and irregular (now partly grouted over) and may be original. Interior has original plain carpentry detail. The roof comprises tie beam trusses with X-apexes. The timbers are of large scantling and the joints are pegged together. Some timber-lined stalls remain. These are probably C19 replacements. The gate piers are square in section with limestone caps. The left one is surmounted by a limestone vase and although the right vase has fallen off, its remains lie in the nearby garden.

Listing NGR: SY0598783315