Description

BELSAY BELSAY
NZ 0878

26/19 Stable block approx 30
yards north-east
of Belsay Hall
(formerly listed as
Nos 1 and 2 Hall, Stables |
Cottages)

GV lI*

Stable block. 1810-17 by Sir Charles Monck. Ashlar with Lakeland slate roof.
Open courtyard plan. Greek revival style. 2 storeys. ll-bay centre with
projecting one-bay wings.

Central block has pedimented middle bay, with pilasters, flanked by 3 elliptical
carriage arches with 4-leaf doors, to left and right. Pilasters separate these
from outer bays which have boarded doors, and 15-pane casements on each floor.
Pedimented projecting wings with angle pilasters and blocked tripartite windows.
Moulded cornice. Gabled roof with corniced ridge stacks and a large central
octagonal corniced clock tower with stone drum and dome, this is based on the
Tower of the Winds at Athens.

Belsay: English Heritage: HMBC: 1984.
Country Life Vol. LXXXVIII, p. 300 Hall
p. 324 Gardens
Vol. CXXV p. 725 Hall

Listing NGR: NZ0888578434

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17546433

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Farrow & Ball How to Decorate: Transform your home with paint & paper
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
• 
  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
• 
  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
• 
  Harrow on the Hill: A photographic portrayal of listed buildings and structures (Historic Buildings Picture Guides)