Listed Building: Former stables to Rushton Hall (1372411)

Former stables. Early C19. (Dated 1829 on clock dial). Ironstone ashlar with limestone dressings. Collyweston stone slate roof hipped heads, and moulded stone ridge and rear stacks. 2 storeys. U-plan, 5-bay main block and 3-bay wings, divided by plain pilasters. Central clock and bell turret with octagonal pyramid roof. 3 central bays of main block have segment-headed carriage arches (those to left and right with double board doors). End bays have doors with simple Gothic-traceried overlights and more rounded segmental heads, and small-paned windows with similar heads. Some round punched ventilators. 3/6 sash windows with guaged stone heads above. Left-hand wing has 3 similar doors to ground floor and 3 3/6 sashes above, and in addition 2 bulls-eye windows to central bay. Right hand wing has similar detail disposed slightly differently, door to end bay altered. Lower carriage houses at ends of both wings, with half-hipped roofs and ends with pediments over blind segmental panels. Some interior fittings survive.

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Jul 5 2023 4:32PM