Building record 6274/1/3 - 19th Century Stables & Carriage House Range

A 19th century stables and carriage house range with an enclosed yard, which forms a part of the curtilege of Upton Mill. The range was brick built with a Flemish Garden Wall Bond throughout and roofed in Welsh slate with Staffordshire-type blue copings. Significant alterations within a relatively short period of time, 30 to 60 years, took place during the 20th century.

{1} Souterrain Archaeological Services undertook a Historic Building Recording on a 19th century Stables & Carriage House range that is situated within the curtilage of Upton Mill. The range is aligned NE/SW and originally consisted of three separate stabling compartments and a double carriage house at the SW end. The range was brick-built in Flemish Garden Wall Bond and roofed in Welsh slate with staffordshire-type blue copings. The building underwent several alterations within a relatively short time frame in the 20th century, demonstrating a potential for historical importance/significance. The analysis has revealed that the stable range and yard enclosure underwent a number of significant alterations within a relatively short period of time, as most of the changes seem to have occurred within two generations, 30 to 60 years.

{2} Archaeological Investigation was undertaken at Upton Mill House in 2024 by Souterrain. The groundwork revealed that efforts were made in the late 19th century to avoid seasonsal inundation, prior to the construction of the stable block and carriage house range. Pottery from the buried soil horizon dated from the mid to late 19th century. Since the soil layer was left undisturbed it does not preclude the potential for the presence of earlier archaeological deposits or features.

<1> Wilson, M, 2023, A Nineteenth Century Stables & Carriage House Range at Upton Mill, https://doi.org/10.5284/1121570 (Report). SNN115646.

<2> Martin Wilson, 2024, Archaeological Investigation: Upton Mill House, Northampton (Report). SNN116699.

Record last edited

Jan 29 2025 2:33PM