Stable Block at Gwernyfed High School is a Grade II* listed building in the Powys local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 5 January 1976. Stable block.

Stable Block at Gwernyfed High School

WRENN ID
gentle-hammer-moss
Grade
II*
Local Planning Authority
Powys
Country
Wales
Date first listed
5 January 1976
Type
Stable block
Source
Cadw listing

Description

Grey and pink stone with limestone dressings, as the house. Red tiled roof. Two storeys, with attics. Rectangular inner courtyard, with open carriageway between the front 'U'-block, and the rear block. The forecourt elevation is approximately symmetrical about a central carriage arch, the chamber above having a 5-light mullioned window within a raised coped gable with an inset gilded clock, a bas-relief cock above, and tall finial also carrying a stone cock. Lofty ground floor above a high-chamfered plinth. Small 2-light windows, and string course below the low upper floor, also with 2-light windows. Stack towards house end, and a small doorway against the main building leads through a dog-leg passage to the stable yard. Central lead-clad bellcote with open white painted gallery and dome carrying a windvane finial. Canted dormer windows, with flattened disc finials. Stable door and dormer on the E side.

The internal elevations, formerly coachhouses, tile-hung, with 3-light windows, the ground floor altered when the building was converted.

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