The Coach House, Weatfield

The building originally formed part of Wheatfield House, now demolished, and was constructed around 1730. Built around a courtyard, the Coach House is the centrepiece with a pedimented three arched front and octagonal clock turret of wood with a cupola. The courtyard is enclosed to the fourth side by a wall with gate piers and ball finials. The building is a listed Grade II*.

An inspection of the building identified several structural problems caused by the failure of parapet gutters. The supporting timber to the roof was in a state of collapse with wet and dry rot. The clock tower and cupola were leaning badly and the resultant pressure was forcing out the supporting masonry. Immediate propping was organised and the repair was undertaken with the support of a grant from English Heritage.

The work was completed in 1991 and included the replacement of defective support timber, the jacking up of the roof near the original clock tower and pediment repair.

The two stable wings suffered similar problems with the failure of the roof covering and a second phase of the work to repair these was conducted in 1994. This part of the building was converted into three dwellings with the coach house used as garages.

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