Stable and coach-house courtyard ranges to north of Ruperra Castle is a Grade II listed building in the Caerphilly local planning authority area, Wales. First listed on 15 October 1997. Stable and coach-house. 1 related planning application.
Stable and coach-house courtyard ranges to north of Ruperra Castle
- WRENN ID
- waning-pilaster-martin
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Caerphilly
- Country
- Wales
- Date first listed
- 15 October 1997
- Type
- Stable and coach-house
- Source
- Cadw listing
Description
2-storey ranges set around a courtyard with roughcast elevations and slate roofs. Small-pane casement windows throughout, mostly 2-light and some with transoms. The central carriage entry is tunnel vaulted and above is a tapered cupola with clock-face to outer side and domed top with weathervane. The entrance is closed by curved topped wooden gates.
The stables form the west range and return around some of the south range; the coach-houses form the east and north ranges and the remainder of the south range is taken up by blacksmiths and repair shops flanking the carriage entry. There is a further carriage entry midway along the west range and the north and east ranges have a continuous verandah forming an extended 'porte-cochere'. To the east is a high rubble screen wall between the courtyard and the kitchen garden. The coach-houses retain folding boarded doors and above were living quarters for staff.
The stables retain almost all their original fittings. To south of the secondary carriage entry are six stalls, a larger stallion's stall turning the corner and two further stalls along the south range; north of the carriage entry are five open-fronted stalls and a separate single stall at right angles at the north corner. Those gated stalls to the south have high quality woodwork to the partitions with iron stanchions capped by ball finials. Characteristic of the period these are well-lit and well-aired by iron ventilators in the cambered barrel roof. The stallion's stall at the corner has a curved front partition. The stalls to the north are open-fronted and the horses are tethered. Coachman's accommodation above. Probable workshop or store at the south-east corner not accessible at time of inspection.
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