Peover Hall Stable Block
Peover Hall Stable Block | ||
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OS grid reference SJ 772 734 | | |
Built | 1654 | |
Built for | Mrs Ellen Mainwaring | |
Listed Building – Grade I | ||
Designated | 5 September 1959 | |
Reference no. | 1335855 |
Peover Hall Stable Block is in the grounds of Peover Hall, Cheshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building.[1]
History
The stable block was built in 1654 as a gift from Mrs Ellen Mainwaring to her son
Architecture
The block is in two storeys, and is built in red and plum-coloured brick with a
Internally are 13 stalls with wooden terminating posts in the form of carved Tuscan style columns standing on octagonal pedestals. The upper parts of the columns have semicircular arches leading to carved lintels, the whole structure forming an elaborate screen. At the rear of the stalls are square posts with arched braces. The ceiling is panelled and the panels contain floral patterns in relief. It is stated that "the application of these details to a stable makes this one of the most lavish buildings of this date in Cheshire".[1] The authors of the Buildings of England series state that it is "an important survival of the type".[2]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Historic England, "The Old Stable Block, Peover Hall (1335855)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 11 September 2013
- ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6