Stable (Garage) Block, Millearne

Probably R & R Dickson, dated 1824 and 1826; extended to W 1852. Fine survival of well-detailed single and 2-storey, Tudor Gothic stables courtyard with battlemented towers, arched pend entrance with oriel window, crowstepped gables, hoodmoulds, tracery-effect, transomed and mullioned windows, distinctive corbelled gablehead finials and stacks and segmental-headed cart arches. Ashlar, snecked rubble and roughly squared quoins; base, string and eaves courses.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION:

OUTER ELEVATIONS: entrance range dated 1824 to E with large archway under broad 2-stage tower, studded door in 4-stage tower to left and outer gabled bays, that to right with large 8-light tracery-effect window and cross finial. S (garden) elevation, gabled W bay dated 1852, with transomed windows, dormer windowheads and tall polygonal stacks. Stepped, gabled and battlemented N elevation with tracery-effect windows, Tudor-arched doorways, and 2-stage tower (former dovecote) dated 1826 with crowstepped gable rising above wallhead at each face.

COURTYARD ELEVATIONS: S range incorporates 5 cart arches and tall slated timber pitch-roofed open shed on cast iron columns; variety of simple vernacular lean-to ranges at N.

Some leaded diamond-pattern and small-pane glazing patterns in timber sash and case windows. Grey slates. Polygonal, coped ashlar stacks and ashlar-coped skews.

INTERIORS: some timberwork including shutters and architraves retained to 1st floor windows in S range; fireplaces; evidence of loose-boxes to N range.