Stable Adjacent To Ashwick Court

Former stable, standing to the north-east of Ashwick Court, dated 1698, with C19 and C20 alterations, and late-C20 rebuilding, now converted for domestic use.

MATERIALS: Doulting rubble with dressed quoins and ashlar door surround. The raised ashlar-coped verge to the east is supported by a small stone corbel on the south side. The pitched roof is slated.

PLAN: rectangular plan, on a west/east alignment. There is a lean-to to the east elevation, probably dating from the C19. To the west, the stable is attached to a cottage.

EXTERIOR: the south front has a central entrance with a two-light window above; the doorway and window are framed by a single ashlar surround. The doorway has an emphasised keystone. Above the window is a stone bearing the date 1698. The wall has some patching. In the eastern gable is a round pigeon hole. The eastern lean-to, which has a tiled roof, has a wide opening to the south. The rebuilt north wall has a large central archway, reached by stone steps. To either side are windows with single mullions, slightly lower than on the original elevation; at eaves level, to the east, is a horizontal opening, also following the original pattern.

INTERIOR: the current plan has a central passage, with a room to east and west. The stalls and other fittings have been removed, and the rooms lined with modern boarding. The roof structure is of Victorian sawn softwood with metal fixings, with some re-use of earlier timbers.