Sheepfolds Stables

Commercial Architecture

Architecture & Engineering

Sheepfolds Stables

 

A flagship investment, regeneration and redevelopment project for BDN is Sheepfolds Stables in Sunderland, a vibrant £4m food, drink, events and entertainment destination which was launched in August 2024 to huge acclaim.

The historic, 140-year-old former stables buildings, which once accommodated up to 100 working horses, have been fully repurposed and reimagined to create a modern and truly unique hospitality venue that is now home to an eclectic mix of high quality, independent operators including bars, restaurants and an award-winning dance company.

Sheepfolds Stables welcomed thousands of guests through its doors in the first few weeks alone.

As custodians of the 20,000 sq ft site, BDN’s vision from the start was always to ‘keep the history alive’, and this included using traditional methods of construction to purposefully preserve, restore and enrich the Grade II listed development and its remarkable industrial past and character.

Over 100 timber-framed windows were handmade by apprentice joiners to replicate, identically, the look and feel of the site (which dates back to 1884). Similarly, 30,000 original cobbles, a clock tower, ceramic water troughs and hay loft winches are just some of the many historic features that have been carefully preserved, restored and reinstated.

This exemplary and combined approach to construction, engineering and conservation has propelled BDN as experts in the built environment, taking Sheepfolds Stables from a state of disrepair to one of the most visionary and impressive regional development projects over recent years.

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