Description

KINVER C.P. STOURTON
SO 88 SE
11/104 Coach house and stable
block and attached walls
at Stourton Castle
GV II
Coach house and stable block. Early to mid-C19 with C20 alterations.
Red brick; hipped plain tile roof. The building encloses the south,
east and west sides of a central courtyard which was entered from the
south. South front: central 2-storey block with moulded parapet band
to plain parapet, and flanking wings of one storey and attic. Roughly
3:3:3 bays. Central block has a central 4-centred carriage arch and C20
casements. Left hand wing has a blocked carriage arch flanked by a pair
of segmental arched doors; glazing bar sashes and attic dormer to the
right with hipped roof and casement. Right hand wing has a segmental arched
door, 3 segmental arched windows and a C20 casement to the left with dormer
above. Courtyard: central south range with east and west ranges returning
to left and right. South range: 2 storey central block with moulded
parapet band to plain parapet, and flanking wings of one storey and attic
lit by skylights. 2:3:2 bays, glazing bar sashes. Central 4-centred
carriage arch with circular window above within a square panel, and a pair
of flanking 4-centred arch doors with overlights. C20 porch set diagonally
in the left hand corner of the yard. East (left hand) range: one storey
and loft; 2:1:2 bays, central break with shaped gable, 4-centred arch and
circular boarded opening above. To the left are 2 smaller carriage arches;
the right hand side has been subject to considerable C20 alteration and now
has one first and 2 ground floor casements and a porch in the right hand
corner (see above). West (right hand) range: one storey and loft; 2:1:2
bays, central break with shaped gable and 4-centred carriage arch with
circular boarded loft opening above. To each side a 4-centred arch door
flanked by glazing bar sashes. Garden walls are attached to the north-west
and south-west angles; the latter links the coach house and stables to the
Gatehouse (q.v.).

Listing NGR: SO8583784929

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26566736

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Recommended Books

• 
  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)