Late 18th to 19th century stable and coach house at Bendysh Hall (EHER 81551)

The most likely use for this late 18th to early 19th century timber-framed building at Bandysh Hall was as a stables and coach house.

September 2017. Level 3 building survey. The building was originally erected as a five bay timber-framed building with five separate stalls closed with studwork up to the apex about 1800. Its position, close to and facing the house and not part of the farmyard would suggest its use was associated with the house. The most likely use is as stables and coach house. This is further supported by a hayloft being inserted in the westernmost bay quite early on in the life of the building. In the mid 20th century the front wall was replaced with Central Whittlesea Fletton bricks a brand acquired in 1966 by the Central Coal Board. The walls were hard rendered and a Henderson style sliding door added of which only the rail remains. The end walls were papered and rendered over EML – Expanded Metal Lath. The rear of the building was opened up and the roof supported on a girder made from the gantry of a silo and old railway lines. The interior divisions were removed and the original hayloft replaced with a modern construction that was let into the Fletton brickwork. An electrical generator for the house was installed at the eastern end. <1>