Listed Building: SUMMER HOUSE IN GARDEN OF PURBECK HOUSE (108215)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1041/5/89 |
| Date assigned | 21 March 1983 |
| Date last amended |
Description
HIGH STREET 1. 5190 (south side) Summer House in garden of Purbeck House SZ 0278 NE 5/89 II
2. Probably C18, built in connection with the earlier house. Circular summer house, raised above garden level on an earth mound, approached by a stone stair. There was formerly a water tank under the floor. Stone walls, rendered externally, Purbeck Stone roof. Interior has a blocked fireplace and 2 ornamental plaster plaques. Manhole to former water tank in the floor. Fixed timber table with circular revolving top made from a cart wheel from one of the former horse-drawn carts used to transport stone to boats at the quay. At the rear of the summer house is a raised water tank, in a stone, brick and timber structure, dated 1884, which at one time fed the cistern below the summer house.
Listing NGR: SZ0294778580
Location
| Grid reference | SZ 0294 7857 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Swanage; Dorset |
| District (historic) | Purbeck |
| 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
Nov 21 2007 2:43AM