Stables To North Of The Old Priory

SO 8203-8303 WOODCHESTER NORTH WOODCHESTER

14/234 Stables to north of the Old Priory

GV II

Former barn, now stables. C17; mid C19 alterations. Ashlar and random rubble limestone; stone slate roof. Barn with north and south porches; south lean-to stores. South side: central parapet gabled porch with finials, barn doors with timber lintel, leaded loft casement and 6 rows of pigeon holes with perches. Catslide roof to flanking lean-to stores. Casements to west end; glazed cupola at east end, formerly containing lamp used to guide returning carriages - possibly reused from earlier dovecote. Blank trefoil recess to gable. Lofts and stable fittings internally. Forms part of group with Old Priory (q.v.) and Stable Cottage (q.v.). (D. Verey, Gloucestershire: The Cotswolds, 1979.)

Listing NGR: SO8392303191