18th century stable at Little Canfield Hall (EHER 48538)

A 2013 building record and watching brief on groundworks recorded an 18th century stable complex.

January 2013. Level 3 building survey. The building forms part of an important medieval and post-medieval farmstead that includes several timber-framed and brick-built historic farm structures, some of which are listed. The stables appear to have been built in the 18th century during a phase of farm improvement that also included the construction of a malting and an Essex barn. The structure is timber-framed and half-boarded in the Essex tradition and much of the exterior is well preserved. Alterations were carried out in the 19th century and the interior was adapted in the post-war period with the insertion of modern stalls. Historic wall treatments wall boarding, lath and plaster) survive as well as other fixtures and fittings. Monitoring works located the brick plinth to an earlier internal wall associated with a removed doorway on the west elevation. <1>