Listed Building record MDO13958 - Stables at Stepleton House, Iwerne Stepleton

Single storey stables with lofts, probably dating from the second quarter of the eighteenth century. The walls are brick with ashlar dressings and the roofs are tiled and partly stone-slated. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

'(3) Stables (Plate 63), 30 yds. W. of Stepleton House, date probably from the second quarter of the 18th century. The building is one storey with lofts and has walls of brick with ashlar dressings; the roofs are partly tiled and partly stone-slated. The N. façade has a pedimented centre bay defined by quoins, with a rusticated arch at the centre; the brickwork of the centre bay is entirely of headers. These details are closely paralleled in the stables at Bryanston (p. 47) and it is probable that the same architect was employed. On each side extend symmetrical wings, each with three round-headed sashed windows. The pediment is crowned by a wooden clock turret and bell-cote with an ogival lead cupola; this too is closely paralleled in the turret on the Portman Chapel at Bryanston.' [1]

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 135 (Monograph). SDO136.

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Dec 22 2015 4:08PM