King Garth And Stables Ny 355598

King Garth and Stables is a bailiff's house and stables, now functioning as a boathouse, built in 1733 for Carlisle Corporation, with extensions added in the mid and late 18th century. The structure is made of whitewashed brick and features a central sandstone slab roof that has been repaired with Welsh slate, while the flanking extensions have a graduated greenslate roof. The building is two storeys high and consists of two bays, with an L-shaped bay extension to the right and a two-bay stable to the left, all under a common roof.

The entrance includes a brick porch with a lean-to roof made of sandstone and Welsh slates, featuring a plank door set in a plain red sandstone surround, and an externally shuttered window. The windows are sash style with glazing bars, and the ground floor has external shutters, with some upper windows partly boarded over. To the left of the entrance, there is a carved stone with an inscription that reads: "GEORGE PATTINSON ESQ, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CARLISLE AND MR JOHN BROWN, MR GEORGE SOWERBY, BAYLIFFS." An extension to the right is dated 1780 on a circular red sandstone panel, which includes the inscription "Joseph Potts Esq, Mayor." There is also a plank door in a plain surround and a boarded window above.

Another inscription to the left of the entrance states: "JOSEPH FERGUSON ESQ, THE FIRST FREELY ELECTED MAYOR OF CARLISLE, WHO VISITED KING GARTH AFTER THE PASSING OF THE MUNICIPAL REFORM ACT, 20TH JUNE 1837." The stables to the left have plank doors and external stone steps. An oval inscription to the left of the loft door reads "Joseph Gill Esq, Mayor 1782." The fishing rights for this section of the River Eden are noted in medieval charters as belonging to the city of Carlisle, suggesting that this house was constructed to protect those rights. The Corporation held annual meetings at King Garth until the early 20th century. The County Record Office contains the bricklayers' bills dated 28 October 1733 for the construction of a new brick house at the Fishery at King's Garth. At the time of the survey, the house was derelict and unoccupied. There is a lean-to boat shed behind the stables, but it is not of interest.