Fawsley Hall, Stable Block

The stable block at Fawley Hall dates to the early 18th century. Constructed of red brick with limestone dressings and an old tile roof, it is arranged in a U-shape. The main front faces the park and features a central, round-arched carriageway with a stone surround, impost blocks, and a keyblock, now blocked. The ground and first floors have windows with stone sills and gauged brick lintels, now fitted with 20th-century frames on the ground floor. A moulded stone cornice tops the facade, and a stone-coped brick parapet sits above. The roof is hipped, with a central timber clock turret rising from the ridge. This turret has an open, octagonal arcaded cupola on a square base, finished with a pyramidal lead roof, a ball finial, and an ornate wrought-iron weathervane. Projecting wings to the rear define a stable court. These rear elevations have segmental leads to the windows, and to the side away from the main house. A blocked segmental brick carriage arch and a blocked six-panel door are found in the middle of the courtyard-facing sides. An external staircase leads to the first floor on the left side of the arch. The building was later used as a furniture workshop, and as a result, no original stable fittings remain. The design is attributed to Francis Smith of Warwick.