Listed Building record MDO10359 - Minterne House, Minterne Magna
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Summary
Country House, 1904-6 by Leonard Stokes for Lord Digby. The house, which is on the site of an earlier house built in 1714, has walls of squared, coursed and dressed rubble and ashlar. Ham Hill stone is used throughout, and it has stone slated roofs with stone copings and ashlar chimney stacks.
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Full Description
The manor of Minterne, a possession of Cerne Abbey until the Dissolution, was rebuilt in 1714. <1, 2, 4>
The present Minterne House is entirely modern, with no remains of the 18th century house. Oswald says it was built in 1903-6 "in place of a Victorian house of no merit". <5>
Minterne House was built between 1904-6 by Leonard Stokes, his only large country-house commission. <6>
Minterne Magna House (formerly Minterne House). Grade II*. <7>
Sources/Archives (9)
- <1> SDO10245 Monograph: Hutchins, J. 1873. The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 4. 3rd edition. IV. 469-481.
- <2> SDO17429 Article in serial: Ravenhill, Revd H E. 1889. Minterne: Its connection with the Churchills and Digbys; Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquarian Field club.
- <3> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1962.
- <4> SDO17430 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1976. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorchester RD Addendum April 1976.
- <5> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 1972.
- <6> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 20-OCT-76.
- <6.1> SWX2642 Monograph: Oswald, A. 1959. Country Houses of Dorset. 175.
- <7> SDO16359 Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset (Parishes of Alton Pancras, Bishops Caundle, Buckland Newton, Caundle Marsh, Folke, Hermitage, Hilfield, Holnest, Holwell, Melcombe Horsey, Minterne Magna etc). 48.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 198885.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 6 0 (67m by 54m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SE |
| Civil Parish | Minterne Magna; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 7
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 198885
Record last edited
Dec 2 2021 1:57PM