Stable Block Approximately 100 Metres East Of Laxton Hall is a Grade II listed building in the North Northamptonshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 May 1967. Stable block. 1 related planning application.
Stable Block Approximately 100 Metres East Of Laxton Hall
- WRENN ID
- tangled-vestry-curlew
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 May 1967
- Type
- Stable block
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The stable block, built around 1807 by Humphry Repton for George Freke Evans, stands approximately 100 metres east of Laxton Hall. It has been altered in the 20th century and now serves as a dwelling and outbuildings. Constructed of squared coursed limestone and limestone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof, the building follows a courtyard plan.
The main front is ashlar and features seven bays. The central bay projects forward, incorporating a semi-circular carriage arch with a keystone; its underside displays a groined vault. A cornice sits above the archway, topped by a stepped block parapet. Flanking bays have blind, semi-circular arcades with keystones, and a continuous platband at the springing. The end bays also project forward, each topped with a triangular pediment. The building has a chamfered plinth and overhanging eaves supported by wooden modillions. A shallow gabled roof is topped by ashlar ridge stacks to the left and right. A central octagonal turret rises above, surmounted by a cupola with eight wooden columns. A clock face is displayed on the turret, and a bell is housed within the cupola. A 20th-century single-storey extension is located to the far left.
The side elevations are largely blank, with casement openings at the far left and right. The rear elevation is similar to the side elevations. The courtyard elevation opposite the entrance has three bays of two storeys, with three semi-circular-headed openings at ground floor, each featuring a keystone, glazed tympanum, and recessed doorway. Sash windows with glazing bars are set beneath stone lintels with keystones to the first floor. A raised band separates the floors, topped by a triangular pediment. The flanking two bays were originally loose boxes and are single-storey. The elevation to the left of the main entrance is two storeys and four bays, with a three-window range of tall sash windows under stone lintels with keystones, and a doorway to the right. A central pitch hole is visible at first floor level. The elevation to the right of the entrance is single-storey, with a similar arrangement of openings. The rear elevation of the main front has two storeys with three bays of segmental arch-head openings on either side of the central carriage arch, originally coach houses, now featuring 20th-century glazed infill panels. Sash windows at first floor level are consistent with those in other ranges. The interior has been modified in the 20th century.
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