Description

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TM0458 CROWE STREET
614-1/4/60 Abbot's Hall: stables

GV II

Also known as: Museum of Rural Life: offices CROWE STREET.
Domestic stables with groom's accommodation to north end, the
latter now offices. Late C19. Red brick under pantiled roofs.
Block runs north-south with 2 cross-gables east and west, over
the junctions of which are decorative cupolas. Groom's house
attached to north. Cross gables each with 3 stepped rounded
lancets beneath a ventilation panel. 3 segmental-headed
centre-hung windows in centre block on west side. East side
with 2 polychromatic brick piers with 4-centred arches in
front of 2 carriage houses separated by harness room. Under
cross wings are stables with cast-iron columns and railings
and all original fittings. Harness room also with complete
fittings. Groom's house with 6-panelled door, 6/6 horned
sashes and a gabled dormer in front of a stack.

Listing NGR: TM0473758458

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26585447

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Recommended Books

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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)