Family tree - Fitzwilliam - Mount Merrion House - The stables |
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[Wilkinson, 1925] describes "the great range of stabling, which cover an area greater than that of the house itself".
Most of this survives, inside a builder's yard (access from The Rise).
It is used as offices and is in reasonable condition.
It is plastered over at the front (inside the yard),
while the back (backing onto the small patch of grass in front of the church)
is in a more original, rather battered, condition.
The main block of the stables.
The RHS block (the former steward's quarters) is gone,
though a side of its wall remains, attached to the main block,
as can be seen here.
The RHS block was used for dances and parish events.
It was damaged or destroyed in a fire.
The new scout hall
was built 1976 on the site of the RHS block.
The ornate spire in the background is the new RC church.
Photo 1999.
The remaining wall of the lost RHS block,
showing the windows were at the same height
as the rest of the stables.
Photo 1999.
The remaining wall of the lost RHS block.
Photo 1999.
The main block of the stables from the green area
at the back (the site of the former gardens).
Photo 1999.
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