Monument record MDO19688 - Fisherman's hut or smithy near Portland Bill, Portland
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Summary
There was a building, not named, here in 1828, since enlarged and altered. The SW end was roofless in 1927 when there were three much smaller buildings nearby. Built of large blocks, with a stepped SW gable and chimney (smithy?). Walls of another building (or smithy) immediately SW.
Note: This is the Listed ‘Fishermen’s Hut’ building (DDO14147) which is given the wrong grid reference in the listing notes.
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Full Description
There was a building, not named, here in 1828 (1); two sheds in 1850 (2), a building in 1863 (3) and 1901. (4) The SW end was roofless in 1927 when there were three much smaller buildings nearby. (5) Built of large blocks, with a stepped SW gable and chimney (smithy?). Walls of another building (or smithy) immediately SW. Ricketts calls this a smithy. (6)
This is the Listed ‘Fishermen’s Hut’ building (DDO14147) which is given the wrong grid reference in the listing notes.
The 19th century building, described above (in 1-6), is visible as a structure with a group of smaller buildings around it on aerial photographs of the 1940s. The buildings are visible over an area measuring 41 by 24 m. One of the group of smaller buildings may be the storehouse referred to in MDO19689. (7) This site was digitally plotted during the South West Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey (Dorset).
Sources/Archives (7)
- <1> SDO10236 Map: Wyld, J. 1828. Plan of the Island of Portland in the County of Dorset.
- <2> SDO10364 Chart: Capt Sheringham, Lieut Cox and Mr Taylor. 1850. Admiralty chart of Weymouth and Portland.
- <3> SDO10239 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1864, 1886. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch one. paper. 1:2500.
- <4> SDO10288 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1901. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LX.7.
- <5> SDO10283 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1929. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, sheet LX.7.
- <6> SDO10365 Monograph: Ricketts, E. 1979. The Buildings of Old Weymouth & Portland. 4. 89.
- <7> SDO13027 Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 13-APR-1946. RAF 106G/UK/1411 4050-1.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 6794 6853 (38m by 30m) (22 map features) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY66NE |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Dec 4 2013 4:28PM