Stable door
Category
Fixtures and fittings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Wood and cast iron
Measurements
2105 x 1335 x 125 mm
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Tyntesfield, North Somerset
NT 23515.1.2
Summary
Main stable - type arched door to engine room of saw mill. From outside, bottom right-hand door. Consists of nine vertical jointed planks fixed to horizontal planks on the inside. Joints outside and in made by long rectangular dowels. Two straight cast iron hinges fixed with seven bolts through both skins of the door. Hinges end in two leaf clover-shape. Bottom left is cast iron rose with door handle. Exterior planking showing signs of deterioration. Inside an iron rose and drop handle in top right corner. Also a cast iron U-shaped slot for a securing bar and a metal strip bolted along the top edge to line up both halves of the door.
Provenance
Purchased from the estate of the late Lord Wraxall with the assistance of the NHMF and donations from members and supporters.