1664 - Sudbury Hall Stable Block - Sudbury, Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK. - Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on Waymarking.com

Sudbury Hall is a country house owned by the National Trust. The stable block dated 1664 is attached to the south-east side of Sudbury Hall and is Grade I listed along with the Hall.

The dated stone with the Vernon Coat of Arms and The motto 'Vernon Semper Viret'(Vernon always flourishes )is located above a central door on the stable block. On the green door below the date there is the Gamekeeper's Tally Board a traditional tally-board using animals'feet (or pads) to record kills. Many of these painted-over bones are believed to belong to otters, hunted because of their attacks on fish stocks in the nearby River Dove. Source: No 1 on the following link: (visit link)

The stable block is described by British Listed Buildings as follows;
"The stable block forms an L-range with the Service wing. Dated 1664. Two storeys. East elevation has a broad round-headed quoined carriage arch, with clock face above in ashlar surround. Cupola bell turret above. Similar entrance to left and between them a doorway with stone surround flanked by 3-light mullioned windows. To the right of the central arch a 2-light window, a single light window, a doorway with stone surround and segmental pediment, a single light window, a doorway with stone surround and a single light window. Two and three-light windows above and a segmental arched opening."
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Sudbury Hall is a Grade I listed building and tells the story of a house designed and built as a showpiece for 17th-century craftsmanship. George Vernon created the spirit of the Restoration period at Sudbury which has stood the test of time to be enjoyed today. (visit link)

'Sudbury Hall is an impressive building, built by George Vernon in the second half of the 17th century. The hall is a redbrick building, now owned by the National Trust who first opened it to the public in 1972. One of the many features restored by the trust is the small dome, crowned with a golden ball on the roof of the hall, which acts as a beacon for travellers. The hall contains many fine rooms, the most interesting being, the Long Gallery and the Main Hall with its beautiful staircase, which featured in the BBC's Pride and Prejudice. The formal garden and meadows at the rear of the house lead down to the lakeside.' (visit link)
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Year of construction: 1664 Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link] Full inscription: V.G.M Coat of Arms 1664 VERNON SEMPER VIRET

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