Description

ST 77 NE TORMARTON C.P. CHURCH STREET (west side)

6/275 Stable block attached to north
17.9.52 west of Tormarton Court
G.V.
II

Stable. Built c. 1812 for Lord William Somerset, then Rector of Tormarton.
Coursed squared limestone rubble with stone dressings, random rubble, stone tiled
roofs. L-plan forming courtyard with curtain wall to rear of Tormarton Court
(q.v.). Irregular 5-bay front has carriage entry broken forward to right of
centre with segmental head, impost blocks, pendant keystone, rectangular recessed
panel above with Diocletian window in gable, raised coped verges, ball finial,
cupola with lead hipped sprocketed roof, bell louvres to each side, weathervane
with horse; to each side, two 2-light casements at first floor with ovolo
mullions, to left, a bay with similar 3-light casement at ground and first floor,
terminal pilaster to right and pilaster between 2 bays to left (stable probably
incorporating earlier existing building) cornice and parapet. Right return has
pigeon loft attached, 2-storey flat-roofed block with 10 rows of pigeon holes,
gable end above with ball finial; to right, 2-storey wing has 2 windows at first
floor and one at ground, all C20. Inside carriage entry, a round-headed recess
for fountain and stable door left and right, carriage entry repeated to rear with
plain segmental head, 3-light wooden casement in gable and perspective-carved
finial. To left, two 2-light casements as on front, one formerly door, similar
window at first floor, external stone stair to upper door, curtain wall with
2 pointed arched doors and single storey shed. To left, 2-storey wing has C20
garage doors and door in moulded surround, four 2-light casements under eaves.
Inner courtyard walls in random rubble. Interior: not inspected. Lord William
Somerset was the brother of the Duke of Beaufort and a hunting cleric; the stables
have architectural features (Diocletian window and cupola) similar to the Stables
at Dodington Park (q.v. Dodington C.P.) then lately completed.

Listing NGR: ST7687378965

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26508912

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Recommended Books

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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas