Stable Courtyard at Glynllifon

The stable courtyard at Glynllifon is an elegant Neo-classical stable block dating from the 19th century. It features a rendered main elevation with a slate roof, including hipped end pavilions, and cement-rendered chimney stacks. The symmetrical east front is two storeys high, with a central clocktower and three-storey pavilions at each end. A central archway, dated 1849 to the keystone, features a latticed tympanum and boarded gates. Flanking pilasters include imposts and surviving iron lamp brackets. Above the cornice sits a squared clock tower with a circular clock face, topped by a 'temple'-like cupola with Ionic columns and a copper-domed roof. A cast-iron bell is present, potentially by Mears of London Founders, as are the others on the estate. To either side of the clock tower are three bays, featuring 12-pane (4 over 8) sash windows on the first floor and 20-pane windows on the ground floor, all unhorned. A band course separates the floors. The pavilions have paired pilasters, flanking single windows on each floor, with round-headed metal-frame glazing to the ground floor and 12-pane windows above and to the attic.

The south side, facing the river, has steps leading to a first-floor lean-to timber porch at the east end. The north side displays a five-window elevation using broadly spaced coursed rubble with brick jambs to horned sash windows, mostly 9-pane. The west end is characterised by a projecting, tripartite modern extension with a hipped roof block flanked by gable-ended ranges, with classical detailing repeated around modern glazing. Narrow links connect these three parts, illuminated by 32-pane sashes. A doorway on the left side is distinguished by its unusually deep surround.

The central courtyard is paved with setts and paving slabs arranged in a grid pattern, and has a lean-to pentice on three sides, supported by cast-iron brackets with pendants. First-floor windows are sash windows with 12 panes, while ground-floor windows are semicircular-headed metal-frame. Access currently only exists through corner doorways, although several former stable doors have been blocked. Further doorways are located within the arched carriage entrance. The west side has a run of carriage arches, numbered 1 to 7, with modern glazing. The building has been converted into college use.