Stable Block South East of Johnby Hall is a Grade II listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 October 1986. Stable block.

Stable Block South East of Johnby Hall

WRENN ID
western-outpost-laurel
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westmorland and Furness
Constituency
Westmorland and Lonsdale MP: Tim Farron (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
24 October 1986
Type
Stable block
Address
Stable Block South East of Johnby Hall, Greystoke
OS grid reference
NY 434 327
Coordinates
54.68624, -2.87833
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The stable block located southeast of Johnby Hall dates back to two different periods. The oldest section is inscribed with the initials W & BW, indicating it was built in 1675 for William and Barbara Williams, who were the stewards for the Earl of Arundel on the Greystoke estate. This part is constructed from pink sandstone rubble, while the later 18th-century extension, built for the 11th Duke of Norfolk, is made of dressed pink sandstone. Both sections feature flush quoins and have graduated greenslate roofs with coped gables and kneelers.

The building is two storeys high, with the original section being a single bay and the extension consisting of a slightly taller two-storey, four-bay structure. The central entrance features a chamfered segmental archway beneath the date panel, along with a small opening that has a chamfered surround, flanked by slit vents. The extension includes an off-centre segmental carriage arch and several flat-headed doorways, all with stone surrounds. The windows are casement style with glazing bars, some featuring radial designs in round heads, although those above are now boarded over, all set in stone surrounds.

The right return wall shows 17th-century openings, including a two-light window and slit vents in the gable. The left return wall has two levels of blocked square windows beneath oval vents and a heart-shaped gable vent. Historically, the building served as stables, a coach house, and a pigeon loft. The right lean-to extension is not of particular interest.

Local climate

Stable Block South East of Johnby Hall sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,240 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 92% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 86% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 58 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 97% of listed buildings. Of these, 34 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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