EXAMPLES OF STABLES. 



PLATE I. 



Stable Offices erected at Laxton, Notts. 



THIS view shows the stable offices of a new vicarage built in 

 Notts. Besides the usual stable and coach-house accommoda- 

 tion, there is provision designed for groom, and a large space for 

 fodder, with access and provender-shoots. The cost has been under 

 ;^400. 



This building is adapted for a small residence, such as a rectory, 

 shooting or hunting lodge, or small jointure-house, and would group 

 well with any house of picturesque design, contiguous or near to it. 

 The sky-line is broken by the ventilator, which, with the general 

 appearance, serves to indicate the purpose of the structure. The 

 courtyard is screened by a wall above the average height of a man, 

 so that all the grooming of the animals and other works pertaining 

 to the stables are hid from view, — a necessary precaution where 

 the stables form a feature in the landscape, as seen from the precincts 

 of the house. 



The plan might be enlarged to obtain three stalls and one box, or 

 for a stable of two boxes and three stalls. 



