Garden Walls And Bridge, Stables, Tweedhill

This complex comprises a late 18th or early 19th century stable block, garden walls, and a bridge, which were originally associated with Tweedhill House, although they are no longer connected. The stable block was converted into a private residence in the late 20th century. It is situated on a sloping site and has a U-plan, consisting of a single-story structure with a basement in part, enclosing a central courtyard. The front elevation is constructed of coursed and droved pink sandstone, while the sides are of tooled sandstone rubble, with a rubble basement. Sandstone ashlar dressings feature prominently, including a base course, droved quoins, and long and short surrounds to the openings, along with projecting cills.

The east (entrance) elevation is symmetrical with seven bays. A slightly advanced bay with a pediment breaks the eaves at the center, featuring a large round-arched opening with a modern glazed door and deep-set timber boarding. Flanking the entrance are full-height, round-arched window recesses, and windows are grouped in pairs to the outer right and left. A squat, segmental-arched basement opening with a boarded timber door is located to the outer left. The south (side) elevation has a principal block to the right with a single window at ground level. To the left is a lower three-bay range with a glazed door at the center, a single window to the right, and a bipartite window to the left. A further range to the outer left has a single window offset to the right of the center and a small window to the outer right. The north (side) elevation, with six bays, features a modern garage door offset to the left and blank windows in all bays above.

Modern timber windows are present throughout. The roofs are pitched and piended, covered with grey slate, and include a brick-built ridge stack to the south and a rendered brick-built ridge stack to the north, along with various circular cans. The interior was not inspected in 1999.

The rubble-coped rubble walls partially enclose the site and incorporate a small bridge to the southeast. These walls, along with the stable block, were originally associated with the earlier Tweedhill House, which was likely replaced in the mid to later 19th century. The walled garden, located to the west, now has a modern house within it and remains separately owned. The site was marked on Blackadder’s map of 1797 and is evident on an Ordnance Survey map from 1857.