Description

SP 63 NE AKELEY AKELEY WOOD

2/24 Stable block to N of
School

GV II

Former stable block, now school-rooms. 1860's by G. Devey, altered 1946.
Ironstone plinth, half timbered above with some patterning and whitewashed
roughcast infill. Brick wing to N. Tiled roofs, bargeboards with
elaborately carved finials and brackets to base. Small ironstone chimneys
to grooms' chambers. Style to match that of house. One storey. Irregular
facades with gabled projections and some jettying. S. front of five bays
has high wooden mullion windows with 1946 metal casements below. E. front
has blocked entrance with moulded stone pointed arch, buttresses and clock
tower to right. Tower of four stages has half-timbered top with clock,
remainder roughcast with stone lancet windows, buttresses and pyramid
roof. Interior has large central hall with pointed arched entrances
to former stables, carriages and washing area; flats for grooms and
riding school to rear, all now converted for school use.

Listing NGR: SP6903437580

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26576811

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Recommended Books

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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair by Hunt. Roger ( 2008 ) Hardcover
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)