Archaeological Building Recording (Level 3) at Stable to the rear of Sidney House, Worcester Road, Great Malvern

Building recording consisted of a photographic survey of the interior and exterior of the building and analysis of its development and use. All photographs were taken with photographic scales visible in each shot where possible. The photographic survey was carried out with a Nikon D3200 digital SLR camera with additional aerial photographs taken using a Mavic Mini UAV. Annotation of existing ground plans complemented the photographic record. A narrow, rectangular building, oriented east-west is marked on the 1831 map in the location of the former stable. On later 19th century maps a building is marked in this location with a division suggesting northern and southern components. The narrow building marked on the 1831 map is likely to be the northern part of the building as it currently stands. Differences in building styles in the northern and southern parts and the asymmetry of the building in general suggest that an existing building was later extended to create the stable. Features including wooden lintels with decorative brick adhesions are survivals of the earliest phase. The extension of the building to incorporate a stable took place before the end of the 19th century. Elements of stabling provision for two horses remain, including a decorative partition which still survives.