Listed Building: THE TURRET (105868)
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| Grade | II* |
|---|---|
| Authority | Historic England |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1164/2/120 |
| Date assigned | 02 June 1986 |
| Date last amended |
Description
MELBURY SAMPFORD ST 50 NE MELBURY HOUSE 2/120 The Turret GV II* Garden-House free-standing. c.C16, with C18 additions in Gothick style. Coursed rubble-stone with ashlar dressings. Hexagonal building, with plinth-mould, moulded string and embattled parapet with crocketed pinnacles at the angles. The entrance, on the south face, has a depressed-ogee moulded arch, springing from slender clustered jamb-shafts with crocketed terminals. Over it is a traceried panel in two heights. Interior: of one stage, has a semi-circular niche opposite the entrance, with round head under an ogee label. The hexagonal ceiling is ogee-shaped with moulded angle-ribs, and is painted with shields of arms. On his 1762 visit to Melbury, Horace Walpole mentions the new decoration of shields of arms inside. The building is hexagonal, not octagonal. (RCHM. Dorset I, p.167(2))
Listing NGR: ST5763405986
Location
| Grid reference | ST 5760 0596 (point) |
|---|---|
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Melbury Sampford; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 12 2019 11:33AM