Description

SJ 31 SE ALBERBURY WITH -
CARDESTON C.P.
5/3 Former stable block
- approx. 15 metres to
south-west of Benthall
Farmhouse

GV II

Stable block, now cow house. Circa 1660. Red brick on high roughly
squared and coursed red sandstone ashlar plinth; hipped slate roof. One
storey and loft. Chamfered plinth, dentil brick string course to rear, and
projecting eaves cornice. West front: 2 boarded loft doors; 4 segmental-
headed boarded 2-leaf stable doors, 2 in the centre with blocked overlights.
Left-hand end wall mostly rebuilt in C20 brick, possibly replacing external
steps to loft (see joints of probable first-floor door to right). Interior:
chamfered ceiling beams with ogee stops; timber framed square-panelled
cross-walls. The stable block is linked to Benthall Farmhouse (qv) by a
stretch of garden wall (qv).

Listing NGR: SJ3945313926

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26648436

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Recommended Books

• 
  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
• 
  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair