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The original stable block at Kedleston was demolished to make way for the new house, and temporary stables were erected in 1759, probably to a design by the carpenter John Harris. This design by Adam was not executed but was the basis for Samuel Wyatt's later design, executed in 1767-69. Moreover, this design by Adam seems to have influenced Samuel Wyatt's later design for small domestic buildings at Hagley Hall, Worcestershire (1771), the seat of Assheton Curzon (1730-1820), Sir Nathaniel Curzon's brother.

There is a drawing similar to Adam volume 40/26 in the Kedleston collection, though it depicts a greater array of ornamental detail.





