'(27) Plush manor House (71650225), 130 yds. W. of (2), is two-storied and has rendered walls and slated roofs. The S.W. front is symmetrical and of five bays; the three centre bays are recessed and are flanked by projecting wings with three-sided two-storied bow sindows. All windows are sashed and have marginated glazing-bars. The three middle bays are of the late 18th century, the side wings are later. The central doorway, with an elliptical head and a fanlight, is sheltered by a later porch with a flat roof and a moulded entablature supported on two Tuscan columns. Inside, the central hallway and the adjacent room on the N.E. have been thrown into one by the removal of the former partition. The hall ceiling is a light plaster vault of elliptical cross-section. The stairs have open strings, plain balusters and a moulded m ahogany handrail. Several door-cases have reeded architraves with angle roundels.
A Gazebo at the E. corner of the walled garden has walls of brick, and a thatched roof. At the apex of the gabled W. front is a stone gable-head surmounted by a crocketed finial; these are probably reset mediaeval pieces.' <1>
Sources/Archives (4)
<1> SDO136
Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 218-219.
<2> SWX1372
Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset amendment 1984. 21-MAY-1984.
<3> SDO14738
Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF059981.
<4> SDO14739
Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 534619.
Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 088 027
Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 70 SW 69
Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 534619
National Buildings Record: 59981
Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Piddletrenthide 27
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Jan 25 2022 3:25PM
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