Stable Block With Wall And Gate Piers Approximately 200 Metres To West Of Norton Conyers House

SE 37 NW NORTON CONYERS NORTON CONYERS

2/52 Stable block with wall and gate piers 22.7.55 approximately 200 metres to west of Norton Conyers House -

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Stable block, wall and gate piers. Late C18 with mid C19 alterations. Brick and stone rubble, rendered, with brick, English bond, in left return. Ashlar dressings. Westmorland slate roof. A rectangular courtyard approximately 38 by 25 metres, with buildings on 3 sides and wall with gate piers on fourth (east) side. South facade of north range: 2 storey, 3 bay central block linked by single storey 2 bay wings to 2-storey, 2-bay end blocks. Central block: centre bay and corners break forward. Central, round-arched, opening to courtyard flanked by blind arches to corners. Glazing bars in some archways. 9- and 12-pane sashes to ground and first floor windows. First floor band and sill band. Balusters between the 2 bands to left and right of central bay. Central Diocletian window with keystone. Moulded eaves cornice and plain pediment, hipped roof. Wings to left and right have blind, round- arch arcade and.eaves cornice, a continuation of the central block's first floor band. Brick chimneys at ridge. End blocks have triangular pediments with deeply moulded cornice. Left return: 2-storey, 3-bay gardener's house to right fronts onto enclosed garden (qv). Central boarded door under rectangular 3-pane fanlight with wedge lintel. All windows 12-pane sashes in flush wood architraves with splayed lintels. Brick string course to first floor. Ashlar eaves cornice. Roof hipped at left. Courtyard: north range has 2-storey centre and end blocks, with central triangular pediment. West range: single storey with central 6-panel door under round-headed arch with banded rustication and shallow triangular pediment over. Most doors of 6 panels, and sashes with glazing bars. Arches have double keystones of ashlar and ashlar bands and eaves cornices. The north and west ranges contain stalls, loose boxes, mangers, etc. The south range, east and west ends are dwellings. East side wall rendered, ramped and with ashlar coping. Channelled quoins to lower part of gate piers with moulded capitals on plinths above.

Listing NGR: SE3188776321