Barn And Adjoining Cartshed, With Archway Linking To Stable/Coach Block At Chavenage Manor Farm

The building is a former barn, now converted into a squash court, with an adjoining cartshed at the northwest end and a large stable/coach block to the southeast. These structures are linked by an archway that features a dovecote above. The barn likely dates from the late 16th century, while the stable/coach block is from the mid to late 19th century. The remainder of the buildings may be contemporary with the barn or from the 17th century.

The exterior is constructed of random coursed rubble stone with flush quoins and a stone slate roof that has coped verges and a saddlestone, except for the cartshed. The barn has a steeply pitched roof divided into two bays, with stepped buttresses on each side and slit vents in each bay. The interior has been completely renewed for the squash court, except for one remaining Tudor archway at the upper level. The cartshed consists of two bays, featuring some chamfered beams and a probable granary above, accessed by ten stone steps on the southwest side leading to a plank door with a cathole.

The archway connecting the barn and stable/coach block has large round arches at each end, with a small structure above that contains dove holes in the north gable end and a blind moulded oval light on the west side. The stable/coach block has a central gable on the front with a large single light and a square hoodmould. The ground floor features a large stone chamfered Tudor archway with a square hoodmould leading to an inner vestibule, which has Tudor archways on each side. To the right is a stable with two large two-light stone mullion and transom windows, each with square hoodmoulds that cut through a continuous stringcourse below. To the left is the former coach house, which now has a steel beam across the front opening. At the rear of the vestibule is a tack room with an arched two-light stone mullion and transoms flanking a square-headed doorway. The large sloping canopy, which was formerly glazed, is now covered with corrugated plastic and supported by thin iron columns.