Late 19th century stable at Norton Hall, St Stephens Road, Cold Norton (EHER 49237)

A brick-built stable building which was constructed between 1873 and 1896 to a custom design. It is a good quality Victorian agricultural building, whose appearance was meant to compliment the main house (EHER 38505).

December 2018. Heritage assessment. Built between 1873 and 1896, the stables is a custom-designed and good quality Victorian agricultural building, whose appearance was meant to compliment the main house (EHER 38505). Used for stabling the horses for riding or pulling the coach it was well appointed with quality joinery and fenestration. It has brick floors with cast iron gutters for drainage and a loading hatch for adding and removing hay and straw. There was a heated tack room for storing and caring for the harness and a loose box for the care of sick or unsociable animals. Chaff, used for bedding and winter feed was stored in a separate unit. The building remained largely unchanged until the 1930s when garage doors were installed in the chaff house and the windows and the main roof were replaced. <1>