Stable Yard Approximately 10 Metres To South-East Of Hackness Hall

A stable yard dating to approximately 1795, likely designed by John Carr for Sir Richard Van den Bempde-Johnstone, stands approximately 10 metres to the south-east of Hackness Hall. The yard consists of a main stable block, a subsidiary stable block, a range of workshops, and carriage sheds that enclose the yard on all four sides.

The main stable block is constructed from finely-tooled sandstone with ashlar dressings and slate roofs. It features a two-storey front with a plinth and nine arcaded bays, with the three central bays projecting and topped by a pediment. The arcade has a hood mould carried on pilasters, with a continuous impost band interrupted at the centre by a carriage arch. Flanking the carriage arch are recessed radial-glazed windows within arches of shaped voussoirs, with three larger similar windows on either side. The first floor has unequal 12-pane sash windows with stone sills; the lower portions of the ground floor windows have slatted detailing. A moulded eaves cornice and raking cornices accentuate the pediment. The tympanum contains a keyed, radial-glazed oculus, while a cupola with a weather vane sits atop the centre of the hipped roof. The yard front showcases a carriage arch flanked by round-headed windows and three-bay blind arcades on each side. The return fronts maintain the arcading in a single bay and contain a tall recessed window beneath a round arch of shaped voussoirs.

The subsidiary stable block has a two-storey front on a plinth, with three arcaded bays on either side of a segmental carriage arch. Each arcade features a six-panel door with a radial fanlight, accompanied by radial-glazed windows. A continuous impost band is present. The rear features a three-bay blind arcade with arches of shaped voussoirs and pilasters with imposts. The first floor has 12-pane windows with stone sills, and a moulded cornice tops the hipped roof.

The carriage sheds have a two-storey front on a plinth, composed of seven bays. Each bay has a round-headed carriage arch on square piers with imposts, housing pair-hung double doors of raised and fielded panelling. The rear displays a seven-bay blind arcade with arches of shaped voussoirs, a continuous impost band, and 12-pane windows with stone sills. A moulded eaves cornice is present, and an external stack with a cornice rises above the hipped roof between the end bays on the right.

The workshops are a single-storey, seven-bay range. Paired cart-sheds are located to the left, with double plank doors beneath segmental arches. Board doors with slatted overlights lead to the workshops, including a blacksmith’s shop on the right. The yard side features blind segmental arches, some with small-pane windows with slatted lower portions. The blacksmith’s shop interior retains a forge and bellows. Two pumps survive, one to the left of the blacksmith's shop and one at the rear of the workshop range, each marked with a lead plaque bearing the Johnstone winged spur and the date 1798.