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PLATE XV. 



Design for Stable Offiees for Sixteen Horses. 



THE view given in Plate XV. is a design for a building in connec- 

 tion with a large estate. The provision is for sixteen horses. 

 The form of plan adopted here is that of a central block and two side- 

 wings, communicating with each other by the staircase turrets in 

 corners, and making a quadrangle with fore-court walls. In the centre 

 block are the loose-boxes and stall-stables, with lofts, &c., over them ; 

 and on one side-wing the mess-room, harness-cleaning room, harness- 

 room, and valets' rooms over are provided ; and on the opposite wing, 

 coach-houses, sick-box, and coachmen's residence over. The fore-court 

 wall has been designed low, as the architectural pretensions of the 

 building and the spacious fore-court demand it. The tour of the 

 building can be made without coming outside, which is a great advan- 

 ta":e both to visitors and stablemen. 



The walls are of red sandstone up to the first-floor level, and 

 above that of red brick and stone dressings. The entrance to the 

 court is in the centre, facing the principal feature in the quadrangle. 



The cost of such a building would probably be about ^3500. 



