Description

TF 51 SE
3/41

WIGGENHALL ST MARY THE VIRGIN
CHURCH ROAD
Stable block 40 metres north-west of St Mary's Hall

14.12.82

G.V.
II

Stable block, converted to ballroom late C19. Mid C16, additions C18 and C19. Brick with pantiled roof. Rectangular plan. 2 storeys. East front of indeterminate bays. Wide 4-centred carriage entrance to left and 2 further 4-centred doorways middle and right, all with rendered architraves. 4 groups of 4-light round-headed windows each floor within rendered square surrounds arbitrarily placed. String course between floors rises over carriage entrance. Central first floor hay loft door. Gabled roof. Stepped gables north and south with brick coping and moulded kneelers. Partly external octagonal gable stacks. To west of chimney one arched attic window north and south. C19 pantiled gabled extension abuts north. West front similar : set off at first floor, arched doorway to left, 4 groups of identical windows but unrendered, one of which has timber C18 arched fenestration. To south one storey mid C18 gabled extension with tumbling enclosed and heightened 1864 to match main block : stepped gable, similar groups of first floor windows. Fireplaces added to interior necessitating 2 additional octagonal chimney flues set against original south stack in triangular pattern.
Interior. In south extention a wide C19 staircase leads to upper storey of main range fitted as ballroom : plaster skirting board and cornice. Central octagonal stained glass chandelier cage projects cupola-like into roof space with moulded timber and plaster surround.

Listing NGR: TF5843414527

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26346001

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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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