Description

GREAT WITCOMBE WITCOMBE PARK SO 91 SW

7/102 Stableblock c50m south west of Witcombe Park

GV II

Stableblock. Mid C18. Brick and coursed squared and dressed limestone; red tile roof with stone ridge tiles. Rectangular plan. Single storey and loft; 3 stable doors within tall basket- headed surrounds glazed at the top, one retaining its original radiating glazing bars. Two double-width openings with timber lintels towards the right gable end. The right-hand opening now contains a single width stable door with a fixed casement with glazing bars to the left. Five shallow 2-light windows below the eaves. Pitching window to the left gable end; bull's-eye window with radiating glazing bars at the right gable end facing the entrance to Witcombe Park (q.v.). Interior not inspected. The brick east front and north gable end facing Witcombe Park were evidently intended to impress. Some tiles off roof at time of resurvey - February 1987. (Witcombe Estate)

Listing NGR: SO9108714442

External Links

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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy