Former Stables To North West Of Heaton Hall

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

MANCHESTER

SD80SW HEATON PARK, Crumpsall 698-1/2/627 Former Stables to north-west of 03/10/74 Heaton Hall

GV II

Stable block. 1777, by Samuel Wyatt. Red brick in Flemish bond with sandstone dressings and hipped slate roofs. Extended U-shaped plan formed by long main range wth receding wings. One and 2 storeys, 1:3:3:3:1 windows, symmetrical. Central 2-storey entrance block with giant round-headed entrance arch (upper portion filled by Diocletian window) flanked by pedimented bays which break forwards slightly and have 1st-floor bands, 12-pane windows at ground floor and low 6-pane windows above (tilting casements except that to right at ground floor which is fixed), all with flat-arched heads; octagonal clock turret on roof. Single-storey side ranges with similar 12-pane tilting casements. Two storey wings (coach-houses) with giant round-headed arches containing C20 double doors and Diocletian windows above. Through-passage with segmental-headed doorway in each side, both with fielded panel double doors, and flanked by round-headed 12-pane sashed windows. Rear similar to front except south range altered by insertion of doorway and addition of fire escape; wings continued as open-fronted cart sheds.

Listing NGR: SD8317504428

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1702 IOE Records taken by John Riley; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mr John Riley. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project