Stable Block at Ashfold School is a Grade II listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 February 1985. Stable block. 2 related planning applications.

Stable Block at Ashfold School

WRENN ID
waning-roof-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Buckinghamshire
Constituency
Mid Buckinghamshire MP: Greg Smith (Con)
Country
England
Date first listed
26 February 1985
Type
Stable block
Address
Stable Block at Ashfold School, Dorton, HP18 9NG
OS grid reference
SP 679 138
Coordinates
51.81917, -1.0155
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block at Ashfold School is a former stable building, now used as school rooms. It dates from the 17th century and has been altered in the late 18th century and the 20th century. The north front features red and vitreous brick above a rubble stone plinth with moulded coping. There is a brick parapet with a moulded stone string below it. The left side is constructed of coursed rubble stone, while the courtyard walls are a mix of rubble stone and 20th-century brick. The building has hipped tile roofs and a courtyard plan.

The north front consists of five bays with 20th-century windows in altered openings, and a central ashlar bay that includes a pediment and a depressed arch. An early 20th-century wooden bellcote is situated above this bay. The walls facing the courtyard have some stone cross windows, which are likely re-sited. Each side range features a four-centred stone arched doorway, along with other 20th-century openings. The right side retains some original stabling, and there is a single-storey bay made of stone and brick that now serves as a garage, located to the right of the north front. An additional range is attached to the southeast corner, while a 20th-century brick house attached to the southwest corner is not considered of special interest.

Local climate

Stable Block at Ashfold School sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 730 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 77% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 78% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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