Stable With Hayloft At Saddlewood Manor

The stable with hayloft at Saddlewood Manor, dated 1793, is constructed from random coursed rubble with flush quoins and features a stone slate roof. It has two later raking buttresses on either side of a central doorway, which includes a stable door with a timber lintel. There is a small 6-pane light with a timber lintel on the outer side of the buttresses. The loft has three open round oculi set in square frames, with the central one being larger and fitted with an iron crossbar. The north gable end features an open loft doorway with a timber lintel, as well as a blocked former cart entrance that has an inserted 20th-century window and concrete lintel. The interior remains almost completely intact, showcasing a brick pavior floor, panelled stalls with iron bar dividers in the upper section, and brass handles and locks. There are 20th-century lean-tos at the rear and right-hand return, which are not of special interest.