Stableblock At Ashford Hall

The stableblock at Ashford Hall is a late 18th-century structure with 19th-century additions. It is built of gritstone ashlar with dressings and features a hipped slate roof with lead flashing. The building has one stone ridge stack, one brick ridge stack, and a louvred cupola topped with a pyramidal roof. It has a plain eaves band and a plinth.

The stableblock is two storeys high, with a central section that has four bays and two single-storey side wings. The central bay is slightly advanced and features a pediment with a central semi-circular headed arch. There are double plank doors with a divided fanlight above. A continuous stringcourse runs at the impost level. A later large glazed porch supported by cast iron columns has been added over the entrance.

On either side of the central bay, there are similar arches with plank doors and divided fanlights, topped by a plain stringcourse. Beyond these arches, there are double, stepped semi-circular headed arches with plain pilasters in between. Each end has a door with a semi-circular traceried fanlight above, and there are semi-circular windows on the sides. Above the central block, there are four windows with skewback lintels and a plain sill band, topped by a moulded pediment with a central oculus.