Building record 3026/3/3 - Former Stables c.20m North-East of The Church of The Holy Trinity

Stables now workshop. Datestone D.OB 1770, for Doriatus O'Brien of Blatherwyke Hall. Limestone ashlar with Collyweston slate roof.

{1} North-east of the church a large stable building services with inscription D,OB 1770 (for Donatus O'Brien). Depressed entrance arch.

{2} Stables now workshop. Datestone D.OB 1770, for Doriatus O'Brien of Blatherwyke Hall. Limestone ashlar with Collyweston slate roof. U-shape plan around a courtyard. 2 storeys. Courtyard elevation of 5 bays has central carriage arch with plain segmental head. 2 coach house doors, to left, with similar arch-heads and one similar opening to right, now blocked. Doorway and window with semi-circular heads, to far right. 2-window range at first floor, of square-head sash openings under gauged stone hea s, right hand window retains sash. Centre 3 bays of this elevation break forward slightly. 3-window ranges, flanking at right angles, are similar to main range. Central arch-head doorways. End elevation of right range has similar window openings. Moulded stone cornice and hipped roof. Datestone above central carriage arch has armorial device, with arm and sword, below. Rear elevation of main range is blank with central carriage arch. One inner return wall of carriage arch has timber framing wit brick infill. C20 windows inserted into rear and side elevation, to left of main front. Various single storey extensions to side elevations. Interior not inspected. Formerly stables to Blatherwyke Hall which was demolished in 1948.

{7} Today only the stable block remains, next to the Norman church, along with the high walls of the former kitchen garden, and a wooden bungalow which housed the two O'Brien sisters following demolition of the hall.

{8} Detailed recording with plans and photographs.

{9} Blatherwycke Hall Stables were built in 1770 to serve the now demolished house nearby. During archaeological building recording in 2008 graffiti was identified on the first floor of the building, some of which dates to the late eighteenth century, others which relate to the installation of the now lost clock turret and weathervane during the nineteenth century. As part of the Planning Condition applied to the building during conversion a detailed record of the graffiti was required. An archaeological Watching Brief was carried out during groundworks for new internal walls and rainwater pipes. This revealed the existence of stable-yard walls previously known only from nineteenth-century maps, a culvert and levelling layers elsewhere. Detailed recording including illustrations is contained within the report.

{10} Undated photo;

<1> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.108 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<2> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 17/28 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<3> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G12 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<4> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, p.22 (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<5> 1847, Blatherwycke NRO T189, (unchecked) (Map). SNN102449.

<6> Craig Hamilton Architects, 2008, Design and Access Statement for a New House to Replace Blatherwycke Hall, (unchecked) (Report). SNN108677.

<7> Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group, 2010, Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Newsletter (Vol.115), p.5-6 (checked) (Newsletter). SNN44153.

<8> Prentice J., 2009, Archaeological Building Assessment at Blatherwycke Hall Stables, Northamptonshire, March 2008, p.3 (unchecked) (Report). SNN107969.

<9> Prentice J., 2011, Archaeological Recording of Graffiti and Watching Brief at Blatherwycke Hall Stables, Northamptonshire, p.1-16 (part checked) (Report). SNN108149.

<10> Photographs of buildings in Blatherwycke (Photographs). SNN112038.

Record last edited

Jul 10 2024 8:41PM