Building record 3777/3/3 - Outbuilding, former stables, to north east of Barton Seagrave Hall

Former 18th-century stable block to Barton Hall.

{1} C18. Ashlar dressed coursed squared rubble, Welsh slated roof. 2 storeys L plan, 1st floor band. Sash windows with glazing bars under stone lintels. Segmentally arched carriageway on left, similar coach doorway on right. Stone mounting block with 5 steps and dog kennel underneath. Barton Seagrave Hall, Orangery and Outbuildings form a group.

{5} A level 3 building recording survey was undertaken of the former stable block prior to conversion to hotel accommodation and a leisure spa. Documentary evidence suggests that the east range is the earlier range, although this was difficult to prove conclusively. However, the carpentry and decorative character of the tie-beams and (what is left of) the trusses in the east range is certainly earlier and may even suggest a grander, domestic origin for the range. The north range is almost entirely of a mid-late 19th-century date. Along with a similar date for the stables stalls in the east range it seems likely that the whole block was thoroughly reonvated in this period.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 2/50 (checked) (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> 1976, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), H15 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN100754.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1880, First Edition OS 6 Inch Mapping Series (MULTIPLES!), 25SE (part checked) (Map). SNN41967.

<4> 1926, Third Edition OS Mapping, Sheet 25/15 (part checked) (Map). SNN54490.

<5> Keevill, G, 2022, Barton Hall Hotel, Barton Seagrave, NN15 6GT: Construction of a new hot tub, and conversion of the stables range of outbuildings- Report on a programme of archaeological intensive monitoring and building recording, https://doi.org/10.5284/1100829 (Report). SNN113971.

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Jul 23 2024 2:42PM