Description

SJ 98 SE LYME HANDLEY C.P. LYME PARK

4/65 The Stables at
14.1.67 Lyme Park.

II

Stables: dated 1863 by A.Darbyshire for William Legh. Hammer-dressed
buff sandstone with ashlar dressings. Welsh slate roof with 4 stone
chimneys on west range. Courtyard plan with walled area to rear. 2
storey, symmetrical 9-bay front (1:3:1:3:1). Central opening under
low segmental arch with fluting at joints and ram's head keystone.
Triangular pediment above on Doric pilasters with some vermiculation.
Pair of gates, diagonally boarded and framed. An armorial plaque of
the Legh family flanked by moulded panels stands on the eaves above
entrance and hides a square hamper. End bays project slightly on
plinth and have raised quoins. Low segmental heads to windows with
carved keystones. Modillion cornice above with coped blocking course.
Remaining bays are similar. Date tablet on south range outer wall.
Inside of courtyard has plain, wedged low segmental heads to openings
with a 4-bay coach house in east range.

Listing NGR: SJ9656482470

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q87577647

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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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