Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Date of Designation
30/09/1985
Date of Amendment
30/09/1985
Name of Property
Stable Courtyard at Stanage Park
Location
Attached by a screen wall and gateway to the south end of the house and completing the sweep of the entrance facade. Enclosed on all four sides with entries to east (with rubble gate piers) and to west.
History
Probably 1845 by Edward Haycock of Shrewsbury, older origins and later additions.
Exterior
Picturesque castle style. The dominant building is the rubble square coach-house with battlemented parapet to north-east angle. Coursed rubble with some freestone dressings. East side (facing park) has advanced porch with battlemented false parapet, pointed arch doorway. Blocked window above with Tudor hood mould; similar opening with glazed sash to north side. Cambered-head door to west side with blocked opening above. 4-bay buttressed wall with stepped parapet to ends and blocked slit windows, continues loft to end with round corner tower (crenellations removed.
Within the courtyard is a single-storey rubble structure adjoining coach house to south with modern roof, continuing around to south side of courtyard in similar style with recessed centre. Square tower to south west angle with single door and window to ground floor. Screen wall along west side (crenellations removed) with flat headed door opening. 4-bay slate-roofed timber-frame range to north side with 1 plain and 1 stepped gable; brick nogged timberwork above 4 boarded double door entrances; outside rubble stairs on the right to left; cobbled courtyard.
In poor condition at time of inspection (June 1985).
Reason for designation
Group value.
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