Building record 1160/88/6 - Stables Immediately NE of Manfield Orthopaedic Hospital

Stable and coach house. 1899-1902 by Charles Dorman for James Manfield, a Northampton shoe manufacturer. Dressed ironstone, Portland stone arch, timber gables and red brick inside court and at rear.

Stable and coach house. 1899-1902 by Charles Dorman for James Manfield, a Northampton shoe manufacturer. Dressed ironstone, Portland stone arch, timber gables and red brick inside court and at rear. Stone slate gable-ended roofs; plain tile read slopes. PLAN: built around 3 sides of courtyard with garden wall on SE side and carriageway on SW side. EXTERIOR: 1 storey and lofts. Asymmetrical 1:4:1:2 bay SW front with elliptical ashlar arch carriageway to right of centre with keystone, Tuscan columns and timber frame first floor with wooden corner columns and jettied gable. Timber frame gable to left, 3 and 4-light stone mullion windows; right hand end concealed behind service wing of house. Small triangular gabled louvres in room. NW side had wooden cross-mullion transom windows and gabled loft doorway at centre with hoist. Inside courtyard, brick with ashlar elliptical arch carriageway and large semi-circular arch windows. Interior not inspected.

{3} The stable block is still standing with many of its original features intact, but has been converted for use by the hospital. The interior of the building was not inspected, but it is assumed that the stabling equipment etc has been removed.

{6} Three photos dated 1990;

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 14/1002 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H14 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN1000.

<3> Ballinger J., 2001, Manfield Hospital, Kettering Road, Northampton, (unchecked) (Notes). SNN101340.

<4> Barton Willmore Architects, 2005, Manfield House, Technical Recording Report, (unchecked) (Report). SNN105625.

<5> Barton Willmore Architects, 2005, Manfield House, Appendices, (unchecked) (Report). SNN105626.

<6> Photographs of buildings in Northampton (Photographs). SNN114989.

<7> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, Northampton, amendment, 09-Dec-1992 (Report). SNN112993.

<8> Historic England, Undated, MANFIELD ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL, NORTHAMPTON, BF100922 (Archive). SNN115561.

Record last edited

Oct 30 2023 12:30PM