Stables, Wall Linking Stables And House And Garden

The remains of a former stable block, now used as stores, were built between 1805 and 1824, with alterations made between 1950 and 1971. The stables were commissioned by the Honourable William Gordon and Sir Joseph Radcliffe, initially designed by R D Chantrell, and later altered by Claude Phillimore for Captain Everard Radcliffe. They are constructed of coursed squared gritstone with a Westmorland slate roof. The building comprises two ranges: a taller, three-bay block to the west and a lower block set at a right angle to the south. The main block has a projecting central bay with a wide central door, above which is a window with 24 panes. This is flanked by small-paned sash windows with flat arches. There is an eaves cornice and blocking course, with a hipped roof. The central bay is surmounted by a clock and bell-cote with a lead roof. A flat-roofed bay to the right has a round-arched opening with 20th-century double board doors. The south block features a central round-arched opening with a 20th-century triangular pediment. There are board doors to the left, and a window and door with an overlight to the right. Ashlar copings define the outshut roof to the left, and the central pediment. The interiors have not been inspected. The south range historically provided access to glass houses which stood against the south wall, these were demolished after 1966. A coach house stood on the north side of the stable yard in 1949, but was demolished between 1950 and 1960 to make way for a service block. This coach house was later rebuilt as a garden shelter on the south side of the wall linking the stables with the house. The four sash windows with glazing bars in this wall are the remaining ground floor elements of the former two-storey service block. A mid-20th century single-storey range, of no particular interest, now stands against the north side of the wall. Rudding Park was acquired by Sir Joseph Radcliffe in 1824, and R D Chantrell, who designed Leeds Parish Church, completed the building, including the service range on the west side of the house. Captain Sir Everard Radcliffe began redeveloping the buildings from 1945, and by 1972, when the property was sold, the service block had been reduced to a screen wall. The north stable block was relocated to the south side of the wall, creating a garden room, with Claude Phillimore acting as architect.