Stable Block And Adjoining Cowhouse To North East At Babdown Farm

The stable block and adjoining cowhouse to the northeast at Babdown Farm were built in 1847 for Robert Stayner Holford, possibly by the architect Lewis Vulliamy. The structure is made of coursed stone with a stone slate roof. The stable is a single storey with a loft, featuring a central gabled loft door accessed by a straight flight of 14 stone steps. There are scattered cambered head openings on each side. On the right side, there are two plank doors and one small window in between, along with a former cart opening on the far right, now converted into a garage, which is topped by a large, shaped stone lintel. On the left side, there are two shallow windows and a central longer window. Adjoining the stable on the left is a small L-shaped cowhouse that has five doorways connected by a gateway, although only the piers remain leading to a large barn on the west side of the farmyard. This stable block and cowhouse are part of a complete and largely unaltered contemporary farmyard complex, likely one of several built in the area by Vulliamy, which are linked by walls and include barns and cowhouses on the west and south sides.