Description

SJ 70 NE TONG C.P. NEWPORT ROAD
(West side)

6/17 Former Stable Block
- approximately 7 metres to
North of the Bell Inn.

GV II

Stable block. Early C19. Squared and coursed sandstone with some brick
to rear, and old tile roof. Gothic style, L-plan. 1½ storeys. Gable end
to left with blind loft window. 6 blind square and straight-sided arched
windows to front flanking central blind straight-sided arched doorway.
This is one of a series of eccentric Gothick outbuildings erected on the
Tong Estate by George Durant the younger (d. 1884). (qv Pig Sty and Cow
House to North of Acorn Cottage, etc.).

Listing NGR: SJ7915608107

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26594522

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Recommended Books

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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)