History

Built 1871 for Thomas Picton Turbervill. Modelled on the earlier coach house opposite, this together with the already existing barn adjacent at right angles, the N stable range and coach house to E and the Entrance Gateway to Ewenny Priory house completed the Stable Court. Appears thus on first edition OS map 1875.

Exterior

A symmetrical rectangular building. Of snecked rock faced stone with ashlar dressings and hipped Welsh slate roof with stone bracketed overhanging eaves. Single storey, 5 bays, the central bay with a tall elliptical arched carriage entrance with oculus above rising to form a short tower with pyramidal roof, eaves at ridge level of main range, with former louvred ventilator finial with pyramidal cap; inscription TPT 1871 over lintel. On each side two doorways with boarded doors flanked by two small windows with metal framed small pane windows, all with cambered heads; stable doors and ventilation grilles to the loose boxes. Rear has pediment incorporating a round arched pitching door. Attached to rear are lean-tos and a cross range comprising a two storeyed building with blue and red brick dressings formerly an apple store with a single storey wing containing a huge bellows, brick forge and chimney. Extending S is the wall completing the enclosure of the Stable Court.

Interior

Limeplastered and limewashed with stable tile floor. Comprised 2 loose boxes right, a paint shop and a feed store left, with carriage recess in centre.

Reasons for Listing

Included as an integral part of the Stable Court; group value with other buildings of Ewenny Priory, especially with N and E ranges, Barn, Gateway and the house.

External Links

• Cadwr Listing
• Wikidata Q29496870

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Recommended Books

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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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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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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings