Site Event/Activity record ESF21290 - Farm Buildings at Stanny House Farm Historic Building Record

Stanny House Farm lies overlooking Iken Marshes adjoining the River Alde to the north and east. The site is of some antiquity and includes a timber-framed and thatched barn of the 16th century, but no buildings are listed. At the time of the 1840 tithe survey the farm was 365 acres. The stable which is the subject of this report was almost certainly built by Sir Richard Wallace who purchased and refurbished the whole estate of which the farm was a part. The stable extends to 35.2m in length by 17m in width and consists of a two-storied northern range with a hay loft flanked by single-storied shelter-sheds serving a southern yard. The lower storey contains a pair of almost identical stables, one of which retains its original hay rack and manger with evidence of stall divisions (the latter probably secondary), separated by a central tack room with original harness hooks. The wall fabric is exceptionally well preserved, retaining its original loft windows incorporating wooden louvers operated by revolving spindles, although two additional loft doors have been inserted to the south. Despite its considerable historic interest as a major piece of Victorian estate architecture the building is probably not of sufficient national significance to meet the strict English Heritage criteria for listing in its own right. A historic buildings record was produced for this stable, prior to its conversion.