Listed Building: CHIMNEYS HOTEL, FORMERLY OLD CHIMNEY COTTAGE (400599)

SY 4292 CHIDEOCK MAIN STREET NORTH SIDE 9/59 Chimneys Hotel, 7.8.52 formerly Old Chimney Cottage G.V. II Hotel, formerly large gentry house. C16, with modern rebuilding at the rear (roof pitch raised) and refenestration. Coursed Lias stone walls. Thatch roof with gable ends. 2 rendered stacks at left (projecting) and right hand gables. Large projecting front stack, at centre, with moulded plinth and set-offs, rebuilt 1982 with gross pointing. Plan: 3 units ground plan, with parlour and hall at centre. Original entrance, not ascertainable. 2 storeys. 4 windows, 3 light C20 metal casements with glazing bars. Wooden frames and mullions. 2 small single windows, either side of stack (first floor), with leaded lights. Front door at right hand end of south front, C20 wooden studded door. Hipped thatch canopy over. Large outshut at rear, under gentle pitch taken from ridge. Rendered walls and a tile roof. Small canted oriel. Interior: hall with heavily moulded ceiling beams comprising 16 compartments. Joists running in opposing directions in each cell, C16. Stone fireplace, C19 in Tudor style. "RCHM, Dorset I," p 95 (7). Listing NGR: SY4245192817

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