Description

ST 92 SE ALVEDISTON ALVEDISTON VILLAGE
(north side)

6/3 Stables at Samways

GV II

Stable blocks enclosing yard on two sides, with entrance archway
and clock tower at angle. Mid C19. Dressed limestone and rubble
stone, Welsh slate roofs. Single storey and loft. Chamfered
archway from drive to courtyard has hoodmould, to left is pointed
garage door and 2-light chamfered-mullioned windows. Clock tower
over archway built by W.Day 1861 to celebrate the winning of the
Cesarewitch race at Newmarket, by his horse Dulce Bella; octagonal
tower has clockface and pointed louvred openings to bellstage, 2-
light chamfered mullioned window and loop holes over archway,
gableted lead roof. Courtyard side of stables has planked stable
doors, stone steps to planked loft door to right of archway with
kennel below.
Interior has chamfered beams and wooden partitions, tiled floors.

Listing NGR: ST9743723354

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26604796

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Recommended Books

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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)