Stable Block With Chapel And Walled Garden, Westloch House

This is an 18th-century stable block with a chapel and walled garden, situated within the grounds of Westloch House. The stable block initially had a simple classical design, but has undergone later additions and alterations. It is single-storey with an attic, and its rectangular form is integrated into the northeast wall of the walled garden. A two-storey tower is centrally positioned, with a three-bay cottage to the right and a two-bay former chapel to the left. A more modern stable block is adjoined to the front of the chapel.

The building is constructed of harl-pointed whinstone rubble with cream sandstone dressings. The northeast (entrance) elevation features the two-storey tower with a large, segmental-arched carriage entrance at ground level, containing a boarded timber door. Above the entrance is a circular window. To the right of the tower is the three-bay cottage, with a timber door, letterbox fanlight, and single windows at ground level. Squat, blocked openings are located beneath the eaves, and there are piended dormers flanking the centre. The former chapel is to the left of the tower, with a boarded timber door at ground level and a single window at the upper floor. A modern stable block projects below. The southwest (rear/garden) elevation of the tower features a large boarded timber door at ground level and a boarded upper section, with a circular window above. The cottage has various openings at ground level and three blocked circular openings beneath the eaves. The former chapel has a single window at ground level and three circular openings beneath the eaves. A Y-traceried window is present on the southeast (side) elevation of the former chapel, off-set to the right of the centre. The cottage has 4-pane glazing in timber sash and case windows, with modern timber dormer windows. The former chapel has diamond-pane leaded windows and rooflights to the north.

Inside the former chapel, the walls are of rubble construction, and there’s an open timber ceiling. A fireplace is located in the northwest wall, featuring an inscribed lintel and brick voussoir arches. The interior of the remainder of the complex was not inspected in 1999.

The walled garden retains remains of a rectangular plan, approximately 1,200 square meters in area, with rubble-coped rubble walls, which are rendered in part. The inside of the walls is lined with red brick on the east side. A modern, single-storey stable block is located to the west, and a modern wall subdivides the garden at its centre. No remains of a formal garden layout are visible.