Description

SHUSTOKE SHAWBURY LANE
SP2490 (East side)
Church End
14/197 Stable block and adjoining
kennel approx. 30m SE of
Church Farmhouse
GV II
Stable block. Mid C18. Red brick, Flemish bond. Plain-tiled roof with gable end
parapets having moulded brick coping. Plain brick eaves cornice. Two storeys. At
first floor, 3 lunette windows with iron glazing bars. 3 ground floor openings
in double recessed segmental headed arches. At the north-west end an external
staircase to the first floor. Dog kennel under the staircase. Interior: The
ground floor has 3 stalls now used for cattle. The fenestration at first floor
indicates it was possibly used as a dwelling for agricultural workers. This
building is probably one of the model farm buildings built at Church Farm in
1761 (the date shown on the pitch door gable of the stable block south of the
house). Interior: 3 separate rooms, possibly for loose boxes, foaling pens or
hackney horses.

Listing NGR: SP2427190884

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26520170

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Recommended Books

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  For the Record
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)