Description

SOMERFORD KEYNES MAIN STREET
SU 09 NW
(west side)
8/187 Stable Cottage and stables at
Dower House
GV II
Large stable block containing cottage and coaching accommodation.
Late C19. Coursed and dressed stone with ashlar dressings, hipped
tile roof, large stone ridge stacks at south end with offset and
moulded cornice. Large rectangular block with open central
courtyard, single storey and attic with hipped dormers towards
south end. South side has large central cross gable, coped with
weathervane, with slit vent and 2-light stone mullion and large
segmental through carriage arch with keystone and original double
doors set within archway. Two and 3-light stone mullion casements
to each side, in flush stone frames. South-east corner curved with
decorative corbelling out of wall to carry corner hip. East side
has smaller cross gable with loft doors in gable. East and west
sides have lunette windows with radial glazing on outside, with
large flush stone band below. On inside, loose boxes to west,
carriage arches to north and part of east side. Almost all
original doors remain.

Listing NGR: SU0182995492

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26625120

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Cornwall (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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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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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings