Listed Building record MDR23496 - The Old Stables of Somersall Farm, Chesterfield

The Old Stables of Somersall Farm, Chesterfield, a mid 17th century building. From the National Heritage List for England: 'SoMERSALL LANE 1. 5169 (West Side) Somersall The stables at Somersall Farm SK 3570 9/48 13.3.68. II GV 2. Mid C17. Stone rubble With stone slate roof. 2 storeys. 2 stone mullioned 3 light windows with dripmoulds. Central door with rusticated surround, cambered head and dripmould. Top floor has 1 window of 3 lights. Gable end has 1 window and pigeon holes in gable top. Outside stair at the other end. The old dwelling part for labourers on the upper floor has a number of inscriptions in red chalk and soot from a candle on the walls and tie beams. The inscriptions date from the C17 and are particularly numerous for the early C19. The word weight constantly recurs in the later ones. 2 small openings with stone frames under external staircase. Listing NGR: SK3533070026.' (1)