Coach House And Stables To The North West Of Sydenham House

The coach house and stables located to the northwest of Sydenham House date from the mid-17th century, with alterations made in the early 18th century and renovations in the late 20th century. The building is constructed from local stone rubble and features a scantle slate roof that is gabled at both ends and in the center at the front. The structure consists of stables flanked by coach houses and originally included accommodation above the stables. It is two stories high with a long, symmetrical 15-bay front that is gabled above the central four bays, topped by a clock turret and a bell cupola, the latter being a 20th-century replica of the original.

There are two large round-headed coach entrances on either side, featuring slate voussoirs with keystones and double timber doors that may have originally included glazed fanlights. The three stable entrances have early 18th-century moulded doorcases with moulded cornices supported by moulded consoles, though some repairs have been made to these doorcases. The panelled doors are likely 19th-century replacements. The ground floor windows are all 2-light casements with square leaded panes set under segmental arches, also with slate voussoirs and keystones. The first floor has six blocked rectangular openings, and a centrally positioned 2-light casement in the gable features square-leaded panes beneath a fanlight with spoke leading.

The rectangular clock turret is slate-hung and has a diamond-shaped clock face, with some of the clock's workings believed to date from the mid-17th century, housed in a frame with brass finials. The bell cupola has a moulded cornice and a copper dome topped with a weathervane, with some of its workings also said to be partly from the early 17th century. The stable block has seen the addition of a 20th-century gabled dormer, three skylights, and a projecting glazed window with a balcony at the rear.

Inside, some of the 18th-century loose boxes remain, featuring curved partitions with square-section newels topped by bulbous finials. A full-height panelled partition includes a pilaster newel with a finely detailed acorn finial. Portions of the 18th-century timber cornice, timber mangers, and a herringbone stone floor are also preserved.