Description

NY 43 SW GREYSTOKE GREYSTOKE PARK

12/115 Stable Block north of
27.12.67 Greystoke Castle
(formerly listed as
Stables at Greystoke
Castle)

II

Stable block for Greystoke Castle. Late C18 or early C19. Pink sandstone
ashlar walls with string course, eaves modillions and raised quoins. Graduated
hipped greenslate roof. Rear catslide roof of Welsh slate. Recessed 2 storeys,
5 bays, with flanking projections of 2 bays, the left return wall of 3 bays and
the right return wall of 5 bays, forming a rough H-shape. Central Tudor-Gothic
doorway and windows, some with glazing bars. The projections have similar
doorways, partly blocked, and similar upper-floor windows, between which are
3 large incised H's (Howard). Return walls have similar windows and doorways,
the left wall with pointed-arched windows. A drawing of 1825 by Sir George
Pococke, shows the rear of this building in a distant view of the castle.

Listing NGR: NY4348831060

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26605140

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides): Written by Charles O'Brien, 2014 Edition, Publisher: Yale University Press [Hardcover]
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)