Stables About 20 Metres North of Heligan House

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ST EWE SW 94 NE 1/10 Stables about 20 metres north of Heligan House (formerly listed 10.2.67. as Heligan House and Stables)

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Stables, with attached coach house and further stable range. The main stables is of early - mid C18, with later alterations of later C18 and early C19. Few later alterations. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings. Partly slate-hung and partly rendered. Slate roof, with lead rolls to hips and ridge, hipped over the front wings. Plan: The main stable block is a symmetrical U-plan, with short front wing to right and left and a central rear wing. There is a coach house of later C18 attached at the right end, with its front facing the right side. Attached to rear right is a further range of later C19, forming an overall L-plan. Exterior: 2 storeys, symmetrical 2:3:2 bays with granite quoins and band course and central clock tower. The centre 3 bays have a central 6-panelled door with 12-pane overlight. C18 30-pane sash to right and left, partly boarded up. Three C18 20-pane sashes at first floor. The clock tower is above, slate-hung, with clock and cupola on panelled wooden posts with modillion cornice and ogee lead roof with finial and weathervane. Each of the short front wings has a doorway on the inner side. The front left wing has two 30-pane sashes at ground floor and two 20-pane sashes at first floor. The front right wing has a doorway with 15-pane overlight and 30-pane sash at ground floor, two 20-pane sashes at first floor. Not all the windows remain. The left end has two small windows at ground floor with loading door at first floor centre. The right end is blind. At the rear, there is a central 2-storey wing with hipped roof and stack with brick shaft to rear. Door at rear upper level. Attached at the right end is the coach house, of 2 storeys. There are two double plank doors with segmental stone arches, band course and at first floor two C18 16- pane sashes with cambered brick arches. The coach house has no roof remaining. Forming an L-plan to right is a further 2-storey range of circa early C19; this has granite band course, the upper level rendered. Ground floor has an entrance to a passage to left with segmental stone arch and keystone, 20-pane fixed light with cambered stone arch with keystone, plank double doors with C20 steel lintel, two 20- pane sashes with cambered stone arches and keystones, single doorway with cambered stone arches and keystones and two further 20-pane sashes with cambered stone arches and keystones. At first floor there are eight C19 16-pane sashes with cambered brick arches. Not all the windows remain. The right end of the range has hipped roof, blind with band course continued, and the upper level rendered. External granite stair leading to the upper level at the rear. There is a small coach house of circa late C19 attached at the right end, of 2 storeys, with plank double doors at ground floor and cental blocked window above; hipped roof. The rear is built into the bank; the upper floor level is in brick, with six doorways. Interior: This is much dilapidated but what remains of the stalls has an arcaded front.

Listing NGR: SW9992646469

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