Stables And Kitchen End Of House, Bromsberrow Place

The stables and kitchen end of house date from the third quarter of the 18th century, likely commissioned for R.D. Yate or his son, with later enlargement in the late 19th century. The building is constructed of Flemish bond brickwork with a tiled roof. It has a wide 'H' plan, measuring seven windows across the centre, with a section of the yard later infilled to the right. The facade is symmetrical and faces the park. A brick plinth supports the building with the central section projecting slightly. A semi-circular carriage entrance is defined by rubbed brick arches and brick imposts. To the left is a blind opening with a cambered rubbed brick arch, while to the right are three sliding doors replacing similar ones. Further blind openings flank these, with 20-pane sash windows at each end of the centre section; the upper sash of these windows is larger. The right wing features two similar sashes on its return and end, while the left wing has two similar blind openings on its return with a 6-pane window above. A dummy window is situated on the right half of the front, with the left half covered by a weatherboarded lean-to. The first floor has seven 12-pane sashes across the centre, with four panes wide, the upper sash being larger, and set within cambered rubbed brick arches. Similar windows are found on the front of the right wing and its return. Two dummy returns are on the left wing, with a later infill containing a smaller window inserted into the lower portion of an existing opening on the front right. Dentil eaves run along the building, while the wings have hipped roofs, the centre features a pediment and a brick-on-edge dentil course to the verge. A wooden clock face is located in the centre of the block. There are chimneys near the eaves one window in from the left wing and on the ridge of the right wing. An octagonal cupola sits centrally on the block; it has a tiled base with open sides supported by timber posts, semi-circular heads with dummy keystones, a lead dome with rolls to the arrises, a ball finial, and an iron weathervane. Internally, the right end formerly served as a kitchen and servant’s hall, with upper-floor servant’s accommodation. The left wing originally contained looseboxes, featuring walls boarded to a height of 2.15 metres, with iron grilles above and a plastered ceiling. A granary is situated above the front, with a crane extending out through a door on the left return. The roof structure comprises tie-beam and collar trusses, with one pair of butt purlins and a plank ridge. The building was constructed as stables for Bromsberrow Place and a kitchen wing attached to the house by a passage, later extended to form a billiard room.