Listed Building record MDO13633 - Premises of J and J Loader and Wheatsheaf, Market Place, Sturminster Newton

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Summary

Originally Assembly Rooms and inn, now two shops, built about 1800 of coursed and squared rubble, with a slate roof with brick end stacks. Ground floor has two twentieth century shop fronts flanking a central passage to the rear under an elliptical arch. Formerly the Crown Inn.

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Full Description

(ST78671412. Assembly Rooms sited from OS 2500 1989 and Auth 1 map) Assembly Rooms. Probably early 19th century, the Assembly rooms and inn are now 2 shops of 2 storeys with 3 bays. <1> Premises of J and J Loader (The Old Assembly Rooms). Grade II. <2,3>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 279.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of North Dorset. 46.
  • <3> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 407.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 888657.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 78676 14130 (11m by 13m)
Map sheet ST71SE
Civil Parish Sturminster Newton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 71 SE 24
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 888657
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sturminster Newton 24

Record last edited

Feb 21 2022 3:13PM

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