Coach-house Range at Soughton Hall

Square block in red brick with freestone dressings including banded quoins. Two-storey 3-bay front with pediment facing E. Parapets behind pediment and complex hipped slate roof, formerly surmounted by a glazed lantern containing a pigeon loft. Three depressed carriage arches with rusticated jambs and keyblocks containing double boarded doors. A narrow beam above the keyblocks supported an added canopy, now removed. Three oculi to upper storey in plain stone surrounds containing quarry glazing. Semi-circular blind opening to centre of pediment, which has a heavily moulded cornice. The C19 addition to the L is of red brick under a hipped slate roof with plain stone eaves cornice. Central shouldered stone doorcase with bolection moulding (reused?) containing a boarded door. Window above with yellow brick round-arched head and radial glazing. Small oculus to 1st floor R.

The parapets continue around the early Georgian block on a heavily moulded string course. No openings to N side; W side has small 2-light window under a segmental brick head to L of upper storey. Small brick gabled addition below. Brick stacks behind parapets. The C19 block continues to the R with a lateral brick stack. Central doorway blocked in brick, and small opening to top L, both with segmental brick heads. Small vents to this elevation. The S end of this block has a half-hipped roof and has undergone alterations; narrowed doorway offset to L with cambered brick head and boarded door, butt joint of former opening to R, and lintel of another opening to far R. Three upper storey windows as front, under round-arched yellow brick heads, and with margin glazing.

No access to interior at time of inspection.