Listed Building record MDO12705 - Castle Hill House ( Residential Home), Bimport, Shaftesbury
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Summary
Dating to the 18th century, it is a two storey house with attics and cellars; has walls of coursed rubble, and tiled roofs.
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Full Description
'(76). CASTLE HILL HOUSE, of two storeys with attics and cellars, has walls of coursed rubble, and tiled roofs (Plate 28); it dates from the end of the 18th century. The E. front is symmetrical and of three bays; at the centre of the ground floor is a square-headed doorway with a segmental hood enriched with dentils, and scrolled brackets; on each side are Palladian windows with tuscan pilasters, dentil cornices and moulded archivolts and keystone; above is a moulded cornice and a plain parapet. Inside, the house has been extensively altered for conversion to a hospital, but a plain 18th-century staircase with a moulded mahogany handrail survives. The plan is of class U.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 86002 22956 (31m by 36m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82SE |
| Civil Parish | Shaftesbury; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 045 076
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shaftesbury 76
Record last edited
Dec 21 2018 2:43PM