| HER Number (PRN): | 19496 |
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| Name: | The Coach House and adjoining walls, CLAYPIT STREET |
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| Type of Record: | Building |
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| Protected Status: | Listed Building (II) 1366509: THE COACH HOUSE AND ADJOINING FORECOURT WALLS |
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| Listed Building (II) 1575-0/1/50: Title not entered |
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Monument Type(s):
- COACH HOUSE (Mid 18th century to Unknown - 1749 AD?)
- STABLE (Mid 18th century to Unknown - 1749 AD?)
- WALL (Mid 18th century to Unknown - 1749 AD?)
Summary
A stable block and coach house of circa 1749, restored in the late C20, and now a house, which is protected by Grade II Listing.
This was formerly the stable block and coach house to The Old Rectory [PRN12592]. Both the house and stable block stand within a moated site [PRN 00905]
| Parish: | Whitchurch Urban, North Shropshire, Shropshire |
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| Map Sheet: | SJ54SW |
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| Grid Reference: | SJ 5417 4201 |
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Related records
| 00905 | Related to: Moated site c 350m NW of The Hospital, NE of Whitchurch (Monument) |
| 07616 | Related to: Whitchurch Rectory Garden (Monument) |
Associated Finds: None recorded
Associated Events: None recorded
Description
Stable block and coach house, now house. Circa 1749, restored in the late C20. Red brick with hipped plain tile roof. 2 storeys and attic. Plinth, plat band (with raised top course), C20 boxed eaves, and integral brick end stacks. South-east front: 3:1:3 bays; segmental headed 2-light wooden casements (replaced in C20), cross windows to ground floor. Doorway in second bay from right. Pair of elliptical-arched coach-house doorways to left, which each have a pair of large boarded doors with strap hinges. Central gabled break with oculus in apex and elliptical-arched carriageway with raised brick keystone. Pair of cast-iron gates with spearhead railings and red sandstone hinge blocks. Evidence of former stone shield on wall above arch (see disturbed brickwork). Forecourt walls flanking central entrance. Red brick with stone coping. Each wall turns through 90, with canted corners, to form enclosures to left and right. Square piers with pyramidal caps, those flanking entrance with C18 wrought-iron lamp standards. Pair of boarded gates to left, with flanking gate piers. Rear: 3:1:3 bays; segmental-headed 2-light wooden casements (replaced in C20), cross windows to ground floor. Boarded doors in second and sixth bays with 2-part segmental-headed overlights. Central gabled break with oculus in apex and elliptical-arched carriageway with raised brick keystone. This was formerly the stable block and coach house to The Old Rectory (qv). Both the house and stable block stand within a moated site <1>
<01> Department of the Environment (DoE), 1987-Dec-04, 52nd List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, p53 (List of Buildings). SSA2184.
Sources
| [01] | SSA2184 - List of Buildings: Department of the Environment (DoE). 1987-Dec-04. 52nd List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. Vol 1575-0. List volume. p53. |
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 30 2013 10:12AM |
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