Description

HUNTWICK WITH FOULBY NOSTELL PARK
SE 4017
AND NOSTELL
6/26 Stables at Nostell
6.6.1952 Priory
GV I

Stable block, with Riding House, greenhouse, offices, etc, now garages,
restaurant, etc. Four ranges enclosing a rectangular courtyard: the south
and west ranges, 1770-1776 by Robert Adam; the north and east ranges 1827-
1829 by James Pritchett and Charles Watson of York. Sandstone ashlar, with
roofs of stone slate, slate, and glass. The north range, (the entrance
front) of long rectangular plan, 2 storeys and 17 bays, in classical style,
is symmetrically composed, with a 5-bay centre block containing the entrance
archway, linked by 5-bay blind-arcaded ranges to one-bay corner pavilions,
the horizontal composition emphasised by a continuous impost band and by
balustraded parapets between the central and the outer pediments. The
entrance block has a 3-bay pedimented centre breaking forwards very slightly,
containing a giant round-headed archway with long-and-short voussoirs and
raised triple keystone; 12-pane sashes at ground floor, square 6-pane sashes
at 1st floor, an oculus in the pediment, and on the centre of the roof a 2-
stage clock tower (built to original design of Robert Adam) with square-
section tapered first stage containing clock faces on all sides under small
open pediments, and above this a circular Tuscan bellcote with lead-clad dome
surmounted by a finial weathervane (initials "CW" on tail of arrow). The 5-
bay flanking ranges, set back slightly, have pilasters, moulded imposts on
the band, moulded semicircular arches above it, with raised triple keystones,
a moulded cornice, and interrupted balustraded parapet with urns above the
central block and the pavilions. The pedimented pavilions each have a
doorway at ground floor, with raised triple keystone, and a square 6-pane
sash above, and 2-bay return wall. The rear (or inner) side of the centre
block matches its front, but the set-back flanking ranges differ: the western
has a ground-floor arcade of 5 segmental-headed wagon doors, the eastern has
2 doorways and 12-pane sashes, and both have square windows above.
East range: known as The Little House, symmetrical east facade of 2 storeys
and 7 bays, plus 2-bay pavilions of 2 higher storeys; pedimented 3-bay centre
breaking forwards slightly has 12-pane sashes at ground floor, 6-pane sashes
above, and a blind oeil-de-boeuf in the pediment; to the left, 4-pane sashes
on both floors, to the right, fenestration like that of the pavilions, but
with taller ground-floor windows; balustraded parapet between pediment and
pavilions. Ridge chimneys flanking the pediment, and side-wall chimneys to
the pavilions, which have low pyramidal roofs. (The courtyard side of this
range is of less interest).
South range: (by Robert Adam) consists of a large Riding House with flanking
Green House and Garden House terminating in pavilions; the 5-bay south front
of the Riding House has pilasters, a central 3-bay bowed loggia of giant
round-headed arches, matching blind arches in the outer bays, panels above
the arches, a 12-pane sashed window in the arch to the left (other side
concealed by ivy), and a plain frieze and cornice. The Garden House (left)
and the Green House (right) are both 5-bay Doric colonnades, but that to the
left is blind except for small windows at the top of the 2nd and 4th bays,
while that to the right has 2-stage glazing in each bay, with arched lights
(and these columns have wooden cladding); both have entablatures matching
that in the centre. The end pavilions have Venetian windows at ground floor,
6-pane sashes above, and pyramidal roofs with chimneys to the outer side
walls. The courtyard side of this range has round-headed arcades: the arches
of the Riding House are blind except for Diocletian windows above the impost
band; the roofs of the other parts are carried down to a low level, the
arcade to the greenhouse otherwise similar to that of the Riding House except
for doors in the 2nd and 4th bays, the arcade to the Garden House formerly
open but now glazed.
West range (also by Robert Adam): symmetrical west facade of 7 bays plus 2-
bay end pavilions; central full-height pedimented Tuscan architrave framing a
recessed round-headed arch with a Diocletian window above a plain doorway; to
each side, 12-pane sashes at ground floor only; 2-storey pavilions with
similar windows at ground floor, square 6-pane sashes above, shallow
pyramidal roofs (courtyard side of this range of less interest).

Listing NGR: SE4047817403

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q96107722

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: West: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Herefordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)