Description

SPELSBURY DITCHLEY PARK
SP3821-3921
18/170 Stable block approx. 130m N of
Ditchley House

GV II

Stables, now workshop and flat. Early/mid C18 probably altered 1924. Coursed
squared limestone with ashlar dressings; Welsh-slate roof with stone-and-brick
stacks. L plan. 2 storeys. Symmetrical 5-window front has ashlar storeybands
clasping corner strips, and has further strips flanking the middle bay which
breaks forward slightly. First-floor windows have 12-pane sashes, plain stone
architraves and projecting keyblocks; ground-floor windows are wider with arched
heads and with keyblocks linked to the band. Central entrance has a
double-stepped keyblock and overlight. Hipped roof returns on right to a rear
wing (dated 1924 at rear), the right side of which has 3 square-headed 16-pane
sashes at each floor. Interior not inspected.
(Ditchley Park is included in the English Heritage Historic Gardens Register at
Grade II*)

Listing NGR: SP3907321335

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26543385

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