Listed Building record MDO11120 - The Manor House, North Street, Beaminster

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Summary

A manor house built in the late eighteenth century and remodelled in 1822 by Underwood. The building has stone walls with stucco and rusticated quoins and a hipped slate roof with a moulded cornice, and a plain parapet. The interior contains a ceiling paintin by Casali and a marble fireplace, both from Fonthill.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Additional architectural reference. <2> Manor house and stable block. Late C18 and 1822 remodelling by Underwood. Stone walls, stuccoed. Rusticated quoins with a moulded cornice and plain parapet. Slate roof, hipped. Stable block [Full architectural description]. <4>

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 23.
  • <2> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 23.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1981.
  • <4> Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset. 46. 35.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 619199.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 48243 01410 (22m by 21m)
Map sheet ST40SE
Civil Parish Beaminster; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 007 006
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 40 SE 51
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 619199
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Beaminster 6

Record last edited

Oct 10 2022 12:47PM

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