The Old Stable Court To Stapleton Park

The Old Stable Court to Stapleton Park is a coach-house and stables, now used as offices and store rooms, dating from around 1762 with later alterations. It was built for Edward Daniel Lascelles and is constructed from magnesian limestone ashlar with a stone slate roof. The building is almost square in plan, arranged around a central courtyard.

The main north range is two storeys high and consists of five bays, with the fenestration arranged in a 2-3-2 pattern. The three central bays are advanced and feature a pediment. The east and west wings are single storey, each with seven bays, while the south returns are also single storey with three bays, leaving the center open. A plinth runs around the entire range.

The main range includes a central round-arched coach entrance with a moulded arch. The second and fifth bays have stable entrances with plank double doors and 8-pane overlights beneath mock fanlights, all set within voussoir arches. The ground floor features 12-pane sash windows with radial glazing at the heads, also under voussoired arches and with ashlar sills. A continuous impost band runs along the ground floor. The first floor has 6-pane sashes under flat arches made of gauged ashlar, with a moulded cornice and pediment above. The roof is hipped with end stacks, and there is a central ornamental cupola with a clock at the base, an arcaded top with a domed roof, and a weather-vane dated 1827.

In the west wing, entrances to the second, fourth, and seventh bays have double fielded-panel doors with 6, 8, and 10-pane overlights, along with mock fanlights featuring radial glazing. There are four 12-pane sashes with radial glazing at the heads, all under voussoired arches and with continuous impost bands. The east wing has an opening to the first bay, with stable entrances to the fourth, sixth, and seventh bays featuring plank and fielded-panel doors. It also includes 12-pane sashes with radial glazing at the heads, voussoired arches, and ashlar sills, along with continuous impost bands.

The south ranges are similar, featuring three segmental-arched carriage openings with double fielded-panel doors and fanlights, with the left door having multi-paned glazing. Impost bands are present, and the roofs are hipped with ridge stacks.