Description

CARDINHAM
SX 16 NW
6/12 Coach house, stables and gate piers
- about 50 metres north of Glynn
House

GV II

Coach house, stables and gate piers. Mid-late C18, with C20 alterations. Coursed
greenstone rubble with granite and brick dressings. Slate roof with ridge tiles.
The main coach house range has a gable end stack to right with brick shaft. The
building to south east has a hipped roof.
Plan: The buildings are arranged around a stable yard, with the entrance to east,
where there are 2 gate piers. The main range is to north, with central coach house
and stables to each side, a heated room at the right end, possibly for groom's
accommodation. There is a small building to south east, which was probably
originally a tack room with loft over.
Exterior: The north range is 2-storey, a symmetrical front with the central 3 bays
broken forward ; ground floor has central coach entrance with elliptical brick arch
and granite keystone. Blind pointed arched window to right and left with brick
arches and granite keystones. The first floor has central loading door with flat
brick arch. To each side a 2-light casement with ogee arched lights, leaded glazing
and flat brick arch. The two bays set back to left are much rebuilt in C20, with one
pointed arched window remaining at ground floor, 2 ventilation openings above. The 2
bays set back to right are 2-storey, and symmetrical, with 2 pointed arched doorways
at ground floor with granite keystones, C20 doors with pointed fanlights. Over each
doorway a rectangular ventilator with granite jambs and slate key. First floor has 2
similar 2-light casements with ogee lights. Straight joint to right to a single
storey and loft lean-to, with blind pointed arched window at ground floor with brick
arch and granite keystone, similar ventilator over.
The tack room building is 2-storey ; the north front has central door, late C18 12-
pane sash to right and left. First floor central C20 loading doors. Right side has
C20 window at ground floor. Left side has C20 door.
Short wall attached to left, with pair of square plan granite piers, about 1½ metres
high. These form the entrance gateway.
Interior: Not inspected.

Listing NGR: SX1134265012

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26431344

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