Stables And Coach House Immediately North North East Of Bowden

STOKE FLEMING BOWDEN SX84NW Stables and coach house 5/151 immediately North North East of Bowden.

GV II

Stables and integral coach house to Bowden House (qv). Circa early Cl9/probably 1823, the date of the remodelling of the house. Local slate rubble. Asbestos slate roof with gabled ends. Plan: Long rectangular plan with the coach house at the left end with a pair of doorways at the front and a loft above and an integral stable at the right hand end with a doorway at the front and a hay loft above. The lofts have access from the rear where the ground level is higher. At the right hand end there is an open-fronted lean-to, which might be a cart-shed. Exterior: 2 storeys. Asymmetrical east front. The coach-house to the left has a pair of doorways with C20 double doors and C19 6-pane pivot? window to the left of an opening with a flat arch. Above the coach-house doors 2 similar small 4-pane windows under the eaves. To the right the stables have similar but 6-pane windows to the right and a doorway to the left with a plank door, and both with flat stone arches. Above is a row of pigeon holes under the eaves. The rear elevation has doorways at the higher ground level. Interior: The stable stalls have been removed but the staircase in the coach-house remains.

Listing NGR: SX8439748958