Stable Block including Orangery

This is a large, two-story stable block with an attached orangery, dating to the early 18th century. The stable block was constructed in a symmetrical, ten-bay Mannerist style, with projecting pavilions at each end. The red brick elevations are in Flemish bond, contrasting with the English bond brickwork of the main house. The steeply pitched, hipped roof is slate-covered, featuring six small, vertically aligned, 19th-century swept-headed dormers with six-pane sashes along the main elevation, and a single thermal dormer to each pavilion. A prominent, possibly later addition, is the large, unsupported central pediment to the front elevation, which incorporates a pedimented clock.

The ornate central arched carriageway leads to a rear stable yard. The arch is adorned with a broken pediment, flanked by a classical Roman bust, suits of armour, and cannon, with carved weapons incorporated into the spandrels. Corinthian columns, set on fielded pedestals, further decorate the entranceway. The ground floor features ten stone mullion and transom windows with hoodmoulds, interspersed with ten decorative, three-quarter height Ionic brick pilasters, set on pedestals with cupped acorn finials. This is a Mannerist detail, deliberately departing from conventional pilaster usage to achieve a decorative effect, potentially inspired by the stanchions within the stables. The rear elevation has an early 18th-century brick orangery to the right, with a central gable and a double doorway flanked by three large timber sashes, each with 15 over 20 panes. The orangery features stone sills and simple gauged brick arches over the windows, as well as two small swept-headed dormers to each side of the gable. A shaped semi-gable marks the return flank, with two further large sashes and an oeil-de-boeuf window above.

To the left of the stable block, a three-bay gabled projecting wing, which has been altered, separates the stable accommodation from the rest of the building. This section features three flat-headed doorways with stone hoodmoulds carried on small corbels, interspersed with mullion and transom windows matching those on the front elevation.

The central entranceway clearly distinguishes the two functions of the building. The right-hand side is a double-height space with an exposed timber-framed roof supported on stone corbels. The left-hand side of the ground floor contains late 19th- and early 20th-century stable stalls with ball finials to the stanchions. A stone staircase, dating to the 17th century and with a quarter-turn design, leads to the first floor, which is currently partially used as offices. The ground floor throughout is finished with flagstone flooring.