The stable is a three-bay brick building on a rectangular plan, with a steeply-pitched tiled hipped roof which, at the south end of the building extends as a catslide over a small extension. At the north end is a further extension, itself with a hipped roof which projects from the main roof’s northern hip. The northern extension, which retains equine fixtures and fittings, still illustrates well the building’s historic function.

The stable is an architecturally modest ancillary building directly associated with Deal Castle. The location of the stable has been historically associated with Deal Castle since at least the early 18th century, indicated by the earliest documentary evidence for the Captain’s Garden. The stables date from the early 19th century, and are thought to have been built earlier than the neighbouring cottage. The likely builder of the stable was Lord Carrington, captain of Deal Castle between 1802 and 1838.

In 2019 a heritage statement as written as part of a proposal for conversion of the neighbouring cottage to use as a café. (1)

<1> English Heritage, 2019, Conversion of former cottage at Deal Castle to Cafe use, Heritage Statement (Unpublished document). SKE54251.