Stable And Carriage House Immediately South Of Lych Gate Of Church Of Holy Trinity

BUCKFASTLEIGH

SX7466 CHURCH HILL 1011-1/7/6 (South side) Stable and carriage house immediately S of lych gate of Church of Holy Trinity

GV II

Stable and carriage house, possibly designed for churchgoers, now partly used as tractor shed. Mid C19: not on the 1839 tithe map. Local stone rubble with a hipped slate roof. Plan: rectangular building sited close to the SW entrance to the churchyard. Carriage house at the right (NW) end with 2 stables to the left. EXTERIOR: single-storey building with 2 doors to the left, a window alongside to the right and a gated open bay to the far right. The stable doors have ovolo-moulded and bolection moulded doorframes and stout plank doors with large iron drop latches. 2-light shuttered window with a bolection-moulded frame and 2-plank shutters with bead-moulded planks. Pretty timber carriage-house gate with a diagonal brace and splat verticals with shaped finials. INTERIOR: carriage house has a plastered ceiling. Remainder not accessible at time of survey but might retain fittings of interest. Group value with the parish church (qv), which is sited on a steep hill some distance from the town, and must have required some provision for stabling during church services.

Listing NGR: SX7412566543