Listed Building record MDO13860 - Gable Cottage, West Street, Fontmell Magna

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Summary

A single-storey house with attics, built in the fifteenth century and of cruck construction. Later additions and alterations, including the insertion of floors, have been made. The walls of the building are timber-framework with rubble, and the roof is thatched. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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Full Description

GABLE COTTAGE (86581688), with walls of timber-framework and with a thatched roof, is of 15th-century origin and consisted originally of a single-storeyed three-bay range with the roof supported on two cruck trusses. In c. 1600 a chimneystack was built close to the W. cruck, and upper floors were inserted in all three bays. In c 1800 a bay was added on the E., and the S. front of the original range was modified, the original timber-framework in the lower storey being replaced by rubble, and a large window being inserted in the upper storey. <1> Gable Cottage. Grade II. <2>

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 24.
  • <2> Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset District. 27.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205995.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 8388 0070 (5429m by 32360m) (3 map features)
Map sheet ST80SW
Civil Parish Fontmell Magna; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 019 011
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 56
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205995
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Fontmell Magna 11

Record last edited

Mar 21 2022 11:46AM

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