Its hard to believe this is "just" a stable block, the scale of this place is extraordinary. A friend mentioned this by saying "there is some castle thing over that field" & its easy to forgive him for thinking that.
This is the stable block for Bradgate house which was demolished in 1926 but somehow this survives (just). It was built on a lavish scale (the bill is thought to have run to £30,000) for the Seventh Earl of Stamford when he was made Master of Quorn Hunt in 1856.
It was built In the Jacobean style. Red brick with white brick decorative banding, ashlar dressings, plain tile roofs, clustered brick gable and ridge stacks. Quadrangular plan. The main south front is of 5 bays with a central projecting, square entrance tower, 2 storeys plus attics. Round headed archway, with moulded ashlar imposts and arch with keystone decorated by a fox's head.
Explored with @HughieD we over thought this one a bit & spent a hilarious 45min clambering through undergrowth, dodging imaginary farmers & being on tenterhooks over the elusive "bull", to discover what is in fact a very relaxed mooch.
This is a bit pic heavy for which I wont apologise as it was way soo photogenic tbh but hope you enjoy.
& today it looks more like this.
Loved this marking adjacent to a doorway in, Im convinced these are finger marks from years of use.
Some original flooring remains.
But its mostly about them spirals!
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This is the stable block for Bradgate house which was demolished in 1926 but somehow this survives (just). It was built on a lavish scale (the bill is thought to have run to £30,000) for the Seventh Earl of Stamford when he was made Master of Quorn Hunt in 1856.
It was built In the Jacobean style. Red brick with white brick decorative banding, ashlar dressings, plain tile roofs, clustered brick gable and ridge stacks. Quadrangular plan. The main south front is of 5 bays with a central projecting, square entrance tower, 2 storeys plus attics. Round headed archway, with moulded ashlar imposts and arch with keystone decorated by a fox's head.
Explored with @HughieD we over thought this one a bit & spent a hilarious 45min clambering through undergrowth, dodging imaginary farmers & being on tenterhooks over the elusive "bull", to discover what is in fact a very relaxed mooch.
This is a bit pic heavy for which I wont apologise as it was way soo photogenic tbh but hope you enjoy.
& today it looks more like this.
Loved this marking adjacent to a doorway in, Im convinced these are finger marks from years of use.
Some original flooring remains.
But its mostly about them spirals!
]
Think that will have to do from here thanks For Looking
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