Description

BLISLAND
SX 17 SW
9/105 Carriage house and stables to north
of Trewardale
-

GV II

Carriage house and stables. Circa early C19. Local stone rubble with granite
quoins. Slate roof with hipped ends and central gable with bellcote above.
Plan: Rectangular plan, built into bank with 2 storey elevation facing house on south
and single storey elevation to rear. Wide central entrance shared by carriage house
and stables to right and left.
Exterior: 2 storey south elevation with symmetrical 3 window front. Ground floor
with wide central elliptically arched entrance of dressed granite with keystone; pair
of wide plank doors to carriage house set back in centre with stable doors to right
and left within the arch. Sundial dated 1688 above entrance. Two 6-pane windows
with dressed granite segmental arches to right and left, on ground and first floor.
Central bullseye on first floor above which there is a small gable surmounted by an
open-sided timber bellcote with slate pyramid roof and weathervane. 2 rows of pigeon
holes at the centre below the eaves. Single storey range to left of stone rubble and
slate roof with gable ends. Wide doors in altered openings.
Interior: The stables to right and left of the carriage house have complete C19
fittings. Six stalls.
Particularly unaltered exterior and interior with fine quality fittings.

Listing NGR: SX1035471636

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26435210

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