Description

SJ 4013-4113; 13/62

FORD C.P.,
FORD, Stable block and attached forecourt wall approx. 5 metres to north-west of Ford House

GV

II

Stable block and attached forecourt wall. Early C18. Red brick
with plain tile roof. Two storeys. Dentil brick eaves cornice and
parapeted gable ends with chamfered sandstone copings, moulded at feet;
small brick ridge stack. North-east front: central first-floor
circular window with flanking boarded loft doors and pairs of
ventilation slits; two ground-floor 2-light segmental-headed wooden casements
flanking central depressed-arched entrance with three segmental-headed
boarded doors behind. Large red sandstone hinge block to right of
entrance. Short section of forecourt wall adjoining to south-west;
red brick with red sandstone coping; approximately 7 metres long and
one metre high; curving round and ramped up to square brick gate
pier with pyramidal stone cap. Interior: central ground-floor tack
room with panelling, fireplace and corner cupboard. The stable block
forms one side of a small courtyard to the north-west of Ford House
(q.v.) , also including a barn (q.v.) and dovecote (q.v.). V.C.H.
Vol. VIII, p. 226.

Listing NGR: SJ4126013902

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26594777

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)