Building record 3472/3/2 - Nos.1-6 Captains Court (consecutive)

Mid 18th century stable block to Horton Hall, converted into a terrace of six houses during the 20th century. The stables are constructed of red brick in Flemish bond with limestone dressings and a slate roof. It comprises a three-storey central pavilion flanked by 2-storey wings.

{1} Former stable block, now terrace of 6 houses. Mid C18, converted and altered C20. Red brick in Flemish bond with flared headers, limestone dressings, slate mansard roofs to wings, C20 concealed roof to central pavilion, brick ridge stacks. Tripartite composition. 3-storey, 3-window central pavilion flanked by 2-storey, 7-window wings. Main front to south has tall central round-headed rusticated carriage arch, now glazed, flanked by leaded wood mullion and transom windows to ground and 1st floors. Stone sills, plain stone surrounds and keyblocks. C20 wood mullion and transom windows to wings with similar surrounds, alternating with round-headed rusticated doorways. 2-light leaded casement windows to 1st floor of wings and attic floor of central pavilion with similar moulded stone sills, plain stone surrounds and keyblocks. Plinth, rusticated angles to wings and central pavilion which breaks forward, 1st floor storey bands and stone-coped parapets. Wings have C20 roof dorme central pavilion has coved and moulded wood cornice at 2nd floor level, moulded stone cornice to base of parapet which has pilaster strips to angles and urns to corners of parapet. North front to rear has similar composition, differing in some details: central pavilion has 2 circular windows above spandrels of archway with plain stone surrounds and no wood cornice at attic floor level; wings have C20 entrance porches of Nos.1-6 to this side, no parapets and windows with moulded stone sills, brick lintels with stone key blocks. Modern extension to eastern wing.

{3} C18th red brick stables of 2 storeys with raised centre of 2 bays & central archway with rustication;

{4}To north-west of site of hall stand stables & coach house now converted & known as Captain's Court;

{5} Undated photo, also photo dated July 1968;

Historic England, Horton House, Hackleton, BF061876 (Archive). SNN116361.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 21+8/106 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), F12, Page 57 (Catalogue). SNN45262.

<3> Pevsner N.; Cherry B., 1973, The Buildings of England: Northamptonshire, p.264-5 (checked) (Series). SNN1320.

<4> English Heritage, 1994, Register of Parks & Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England (1994, Northamptonshire), (checked) (Report). SNN1324.

<5> Photographs of buildings in Hackleton (Photographs). SNN112513.

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May 20 2024 2:58PM