Early to mid 19th century cart shed and stable, Roundbush Farm (EHER 81688)

Partially demolished. An early to mid 19th century 'chaise house and nag stable', now a workshop and carport. The building formerly extended under the footprint of EHER 81689, to include 'pig cotes and henhouses' but this has since been partially demolished. The remaining portion of the building was itself divided internally into a stable to the north and cart shed or 'chaise house' to the South. It is constructed of brick with a 20th century asbestos roof. Some internal fittings remain in the former stable.

January 2001. Heritage assessment. An early to mid 19th century 'chaise house and nag stable', now a workshop and carport. The insurance valuations for the farm of 1822 and 1825 refer to a building in roughly the position of this building, and extending north in the footprint of EHER 81689, as 'Cart Lodge and Hen House, T[imbe]r, P[lastere]d & Th[atche]d'. By 1845, however, the valuation records it as 'Chaise House, Nag Stable, Pigs Cotes and Henhouses all adjoining, B[ric]k and Slate'. The chaise house and nag stable part of the range were located in this southern part of the building. All four elements were essentially domestic at the time, the first two being the equivalent of a garage for the family car. A few pigs and hens were usually the responsibility of the farmer's wife, who fed them with household scraps. This building was itself divided internally, with the south end used as the chaise house or 'trap shed'. It had three Flemish bond brick walls and a wide doorway. The north end was used as a two-horse stable. It has tongued and grooved boarding over the brickwork, two harness hooks and iron hayracks. The scar of the central stall partition can be seen in the back wall. The original slate roof was replaced by 20th century corrugated asbestos. <1> See photos <2>.