Description

SK 83 SW BELVOIR

15/190 Main Stables 200 m north-
east of Belvoir Castle
1.1.68

GV II*

Stables, now offices and domestic quarters. 1704-5 by John Barker (of
Rowsley). Coursed ironstone with limestone dressings. Roofs of graded
Swithland slate. U-shaped building. 2 storeys and dormer attic. Main range in
9 bays, the centre 3 broken forward under a pediment. Central doorway.
Fenestration of 2-light timber cross casements throughout, most retaining
original or renewed leaded glass. Coved and plastered eaves cornice. Gable
roof with 2 gabled dormers each side of central pediment, the gables amplified
into little pediments. Dormer windows are 2-light casements. One small ridge
stack at each end of roof. Subsidiary ranges similar but with multiple roof
dormers. Interior is very plain and subdivided into offices and domestic
accommodation. Bridging beams chamfered and with run-out stops.

Listing NGR: SK8219633904

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17542183

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Recommended Books

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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Gwent/Monmouthshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Wales)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)