Stables House is a Grade II listed building in the Merthyr Tydfil local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 22 May 1974. House. 3 related planning applications.

Stables House

WRENN ID
woven-gutter-grain
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Merthyr Tydfil
Constituency
Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare MP: Gerald Jones (Lab)
Country
Wales
Date first listed
22 May 1974
Type
House
Address
Stables House, Dowlais
OS grid reference
SO 066 079
Coordinates
51.76222, -3.35331
Source
Cadw listing

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Description

Stables House is a two-storey building constructed with white-painted stucco and features a slate close-eaved roof with small rendered end stacks. The front has a three-window range, showcasing 12-paned windows from the 20th century, with the ground floor windows being longer. The central entrance has a 20th-century door with a slightly cambered head, surrounded by a stuccoed architrave, although the overlight above the door has been removed since 1974. The building also has painted stone window sills.

To the left, there is a one-storey range that was formerly a harness room and trap-shed, which has been converted; part of it is now included in Stables House, while the remainder forms Stables Cottage. The right side of the front features a door, followed by two 12-pane sash windows, another door, and three well-spaced 12-pane sashes. The eaves of the roof are from the 20th century.

The rear of the house is also stuccoed and includes a central stair light, along with a single-storey wing that extends at right angles to the right. The back of the cottage range is constructed from rubble stone. The property has not been inspected.

Local climate

Stables House sits in one of the wettest parts of the UK, with an average of 1,270 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 94% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 85% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 54 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 94% of listed buildings. Of these, 30 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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