Stable Block, Amisfield House is a Grade B listed building in the East Lothian local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 5 December 1977. Stables. 1 related planning application.
Stable Block, Amisfield House
- WRENN ID
- vast-bracket-sepia
- Grade
- B
- Local Planning Authority
- East Lothian
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 5 December 1977
- Type
- Stables
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
The Stable Block at Amisfield House, designed by John Henderson in 1785, is a two-storey structure arranged in a U-shape, open to the west, with detached outbuildings to the south. The building is primarily constructed of coursed conglomerate rubble, known as clinkstone, with decorative cherrycocking, while the northern frontage features ashlar stonework and a cornice.
On the northern frontage, there is a five-bay classical blind arcade with symmetrical keystoned arches and thermal openings at the upper level. The centre bay is slightly advanced, featuring a pediment and rusticated detailing. The eastern frontage consists of a six-bay plain arcade of blind keystoned arches, which continues in four additional bays within the screen wall to the south.
Inside the courtyard, the northern side is symmetrical, housing a coachhouse and loft with five elegant segmental arches, keyblocks, and impost bands, along with loft windows above. The remainder of the courtyard is irregular, likely containing stables, stores, and bothies, with several plain door and window openings that are shortened to the first floor.
The southern elevation is a plain four-bay design, featuring four windows on the first floor and two on the ground floor, along with two arched doorways that lead to vaulted cellars. There are two arches linking to the screen walls over a walkway.
The outbuildings include a line of disused vaulted stores and possibly kennels, with arched doorways. These are fronted to the north by walled enclosures and back onto the southern elevation, which features six blind arches, possibly originally seven. The remaining fenestration appears to have been timber sash and case windows, with 12- and 6-pane configurations.
The roofs are piended and covered in graded grey slate. The stacks are irregular, with three on the southern block and one on the eastern block, made of harled brick, likely replacements, with only a few plain cans remaining.
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