Coach-house at Camrose House

Cadw's description

Location

Situated across bottom end of service yard at Camrose House.

History

Large possibly earlier C19 lofted coach-house and stable, not marked on the Camrose Tithe map of 1839.

Exterior

Lofted coach-house and stable, rubble stone with slate hipped roof and flat eaves. Two storeys, long tall front with double stepped course under eaves. Near symmetrical facade, slightly offset. Four first floor square cambered-headed windows with 6/6 pane horizontal-sliding casements and red brick heads. Small centre blank roundel, red-brick framed. Ground floor has 2 large centre coach entries with elliptical arched red brick heads, aligned with windows over. To extreme left is a 12-pane sash with cambered brick head, not aligned, while to right are a door and a 12-pane sash with similar heads, the latter aligned with outer window above. Ledged doors. Windowless right end. Left end has three blank windows above two 12-pane sashes and centre door, all with brick cambered heads, the windows set higher. Rear has 2 external chimneybreasts one to left, and one to right of centre, one loft window to right of left chimney, and small 4-pane window to right of right chimney. Twelve-pane sash to ground floor right,

Interior

Ground floor right room has slate flagged floor, plastered walls and stairs to loft. Centre two coach houses and left end is stable with 3 stalls divided by chamfered timber posts.

Reason for designation

Included as a large and well-detailed C19 lofted coach-house with stable; important group value with other estate buildings at Camrose House.