Building record 812/0/18 - Former Coach House, Causin Way

Early 18th century coach house for Berkeley House, with stabling for possibly four horses and storage for tack and a trap and hay loft above. Now a dwelling

{1} The building, of limestone under a gabled roof clad in Collyweston slate, was originally constructed in the early 18th century as the coach house to the adjoining Grade II listed Berkeley House, with stabling for possibly four horses, storage for tack and a trap or similar vehicle on the ground floor and hay/feed storage on the floor above. Latterly one of the stable unit had been stripped out and turned into a cart shed, with the insertion of large double doors in the front elevation. In the late 20th century the doors of the central bay had been replaced with a modern roller shutter, serving as a garage. Although some of the doors and windows had been replaced, the building retains many original features, such as the mangers and hay traps in the stable, fittings in the tack room and most of the original flooring.

Subsequent archaeological observation during the construction of an extension to the rear of the coach house found the remains of a cobbled yard surface, probably connected with the original access to the central loft on the upper floor, which appears to have had an external ladder.

<1> Zeepvat B., 2017, Historic building recording & archaeological monitoring: The Coach House, Causin Way, Lower Benefield, 2017 (Report). SNN110968.

<2> Crank, N. (Editor), 2018, South Midlands Archaeology (48), p. 55 (Journal). SNN111393.

Record last edited

Mar 6 2019 11:19AM