Record Details
| NHER Number: | 44664 |
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| Type of record: | Building |
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| Name: | Stables 120m west of Middleton Tower |
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Summary
A range of stables built in about 1870 in carstone with brick dressings. The stables have Gothick windows, and loose boxes with a zig-zag brick floor and hexagonal white tiles on the walls. The building was badly damaged by fire in 2013.
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Location
| Grid Reference: | TF 66740 17564 |
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| Map Sheet: | TF61NE |
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| Parish: | MIDDLETON, WEST NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full description
June 1988. Listed, Grade II.
Listing Description Excerpt:
"Stables, about 1870 carstone with gault brick dressings. Plain tiles to roof with decorative ridge. Range of two heights with cross wing to south."
Information from (S1).
Please consult the National Heritage List for England (S1) for the current listing details.
A. Cattermole (NLA), 24 May 2006. Amended by J. Cullis (HES), 27 November 2019.
February/March 2013. Building Survey.
Survey of structure following fire damage.
At around 9pm on 18 February 2013 a fire broke out in the central bay in the former coachman's house. The fire spread to the first floor and roof of the south cross wing, the former coach house (garage). Within the central bay the fire destroyed internal joinery, wall timbers and roof trusses; only the principal members remained and these were badly charred. The fire spread into the rooms above the coach house, destroying the floor frame and severely charring the roof of the south wing. The external walls of carstone survive in relatively sound condition, as does the central internal dividing brick wall and chimneystack. The stables to the north were not affected.
See report (S2) for further details.
A. Cattermole (HES), 1 December 2014.
April 2013. Heritage Statement
Further to the above, a heritage statement was produced to assess significance and consider the impact of the proposed repair scheme. The arrangement of stable, groom or coachman's accommodation and coach house within a stable yard, all relatively unaltered was noted as increasing rare. The buildings also have a distinctive style with Gothick detailing and are constructed of carstone, brick and limestone. The proposals to reinstate the buildings following the fire damage with minor alterations were considered to cause no harm to the significance of the building.
See (S3) for further details.
A. Yardy (HES), 24 June 2015.
Monument Types
- STABLE (19th Century to 21st Century - 1870 AD to 2100 AD)
Associated Finds - none
Protected Status
Sources and further reading
| --- | Secondary File: Secondary File. |
| <S1> | Designation: English Heritage. National Heritage List for England. List Entry 1342407. |
| <S2> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Selby, J. 2013. Principles of Repair: Report Following Fire Damage, The Stables, Middleton Tower, Tower End, Middleton. John Selby. |
| <S3> | Unpublished Contractor Report: Selby, J. 2013. Heritage Statement: The Stables, Middleton Tower, Tower End, Middleton. John Selby. |
Related records
| 3393 | Part of: Middleton Towers (Building) |
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