Firle Place Riding School Of Firle Place To West Of The House The Stables Of Firle Place Riding School Of Firle Place To West Of The House

FIRLE 1. 5206 17.3.52. The Stables of Firle Place 20.8.65 Riding School of Firle Place to west of the house TQ 4707 33/483B II*

1. Late C18 or early C19. The Stables form 3 sides of a courtyard. White brick. Slate roof. The central side has a centre portion of ashlar with 3 coachhouse doors on the ground floor flanked by pilasters with lunette windows above, a balustraded parapet with a solid centre containing a clock face between twin pilasters. Behind this is an octagonal bell turret. The flanking portions of the central side are of white brick. Each has a slight projection at its centre containing a round-headed doorway with semi-circular fanlight and one window over. The projecting wings have a similar central projection with doorway and window over and 2 windows on each side of this, the ground floor windows being round-headed. The ends of the wing s are flanked by coupled stone pilasters and have a lunette window each at first floor level. The wings are joined by a wrought iron railing having 3 double gates in the centre with crested overthrow. At the back of the central side of the Stables are residential quarters having 2 storeys and 6 windows. The ground floor is faced with flints, above red brick. Glazing bars intact. The Riding School adjoins the Stables to the north-west and is contemporary. Red brick. Hipped slate roof. Five lunette windows to the east and west walls, placed high up.

Listing NGR: TQ4720307111