Stable Block Immediately North East of Compton Verney
STABLE BLOCK IMMEDIATELY NORTH EAST OF COMPTON VERNEY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1381870
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Stable Block Immediately North East of Compton Verney
- Statutory Address:
- STABLE BLOCK IMMEDIATELY NORTH EAST OF COMPTON VERNEY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1381870
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 19-Aug-1999
- List Entry Name:
- Stable Block Immediately North East of Compton Verney
- Statutory Address 1:
- STABLE BLOCK IMMEDIATELY NORTH EAST OF COMPTON VERNEY
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- STABLE BLOCK IMMEDIATELY NORTH EAST OF COMPTON VERNEY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Compton Verney
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 31087 52895
Details
COMPTON VERNEY
SP35SW COMPTON VERNEY
1901-1/6/71 Stable block immediately north-east
05/04/67 of Compton Verney
(Formerly Listed as:
COMPTON VERNEY
Stables at Compton Verney)
GV II*
Stable block, now apartments. Early to mid C18 with late C20
alterations. By James Gibbs. Limestone ashlar and dressed
stone; hipped graduated stone slate roof. Courtyard plan.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; symmetrical 9-window south range with
3-window centre breaking forward under pediment. Plain plinth
and top cornice; pediment has Verney crest in roundel;
rusticated quoins. 3 entrances have doorcases with Gibbs
surrounds, large key blocks with flanking voussoirs and
pediments; late C20 raised sills to French windows. Each
entrance flanked by windows with sills, Gibbs surrounds and
6/6 sashes.
First-floor windows have architraves carried round all 4 sides
and 3/3 sashes. Windows noted as retaining some crown glass.
Clock turret has square base with clock faces and bell-stage
with recessed canted angles and round arches, cornice and
cupola with weather-vane.
Right return similar: 5-window range, the ends breaking
forward, with central elliptical archway with rusticated arch
and lantern bracket; one side of through passage pierced with
C20 round windows.
Left return similar, but the archway has ashlar infill and
elliptical-headed entrance in hollow-chamfered arch.
Rear is plain dressed stone, windows with plain lintels over
6/9 sashes; 9 windows with 6-pane sashes to first floor and 7
C20 gabled dormers.
COURTYARD: ground level has been raised; dressed stone with
ashlar dressings; to south 3 rebated round-headed arches with
C20 infill, flanking entrances with glazed side lights to
6-fielded-panel doors; first floor has 3 windows flanked by
partly blocked pitching doors, all with 6-pane sashes; north
side similar.
West side has elliptical arch with entrance in later infill;
window to left has 12-pane sash, blocked rebated elliptical
arch to right with inserted segmental-headed 12-pane sash; 2
windows to first floor with 6-pane sashes; east side similar,
but open arch and flanking windows with 12-pane sashes.
INTERIOR: not inspected, but much altered with late C20
fittings and stairs.
Important group with the house.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner, N & Wedgwood, A:
Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-: 240).
Listing NGR: SP3107752913
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482235
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 240
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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