Sir David Lionel Salomons commenced work on building the magnificent Stable complex in October 1890. He played an active role in the design of The Stables (now called Runcie Court) in conjunction with William Barnsley Hughes - a Tunbridge Wells Architect. This building was completed in 1894 at a cost of £27,000. The design was taken from French chateaux, probably after Sir David Salomons visits to the Loire Valley. The building itself used around 500,000 bricks - clamp-bricks came from the estate and the red bricks from Crowborough - and 15,000 cubic feet of Portland Stone. There was hot water heating throughout and Sir David introduced electric lighting on his own system. Glass used for the fixed windows varied from 1/2" to 1" thick.

The Stables accommodation comprised space for 21 horses and a Coach House for 12 large carriages known as Drags. Adjacent to the hexagonal shaped fireproof forge is an undercover washing yard, under which is a large rainwater collection tank with a hand operated pump. From the washhouse, visitors passed on to a stable containing 7 stalls and 2 loose boxes. Above the stabling there are large lofts, which contained hoppers used for storing grains for the horses and from which it would be distributed mechanically to each stall.

There was also a supply of water from the tower, which Sir David had built in 1876. Living accommodation was provided on the first floor and second floor for the coachmen, grooms and stable hands. The wood panelling that can be seen is teak and most of the original willow green and buff ceramic wall tiles used in the stable areas have been preserved. There are ebony rollers on the corners of some of the walls to protect the horses from injury whilst taking a short turn beside the sharp edges of the walls. A later addition, on the opposite side to the forge, was the addition of a sick bay for the horses and an outbuilding provided a medicine store.

From 1895 when the motor car became Sir David's major interest, the stables were used less and less for horses. His uncle's drag remained in the coach house until it was moved to the Carriage Museum at Maidstone in the 1950s. Walter Nunn, the Head Coachman, continued to live in the stables until his death even after becoming a car driver.