Listed Building record MDO21125 - Abbey Cottage, 5 Abbey Street, Cerne Abbas

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Summary

A timber-framed house jettied at the first floor. Built in the early sixteenth century with an 18th-century addition to the rear. One of a row of former abbey tenements, now private houses. The building has walls of knapped flint and dressed stone walls, to cill level. Box- framed timbering (woodwork exposed), with plasterwork covering wattle-and-daub and a stone slate roof. Examination of some of the interior features suggests an even earlier date of construction.

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Type and Period (5)

Full Description

"Barnwells" and No 7 have Georgian refenestration and the half-timbering is obscured by plaster. "Abbey Cottage" and "The Pitchmarket" are outstanding for retaining most of their original features and the timberwork is exceptional. The row of cottages have stone flag roofs with renewed brick chimneys. The group is centred at ST 66570122. Cottage names verified by nameplates. (4)

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West).
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 80.
  • <4> Unpublished document: Phillips, A S. Various. Field Investigators Comments ASP. F1 ASP 15-JUL-77.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 199113.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 514408.
  • <32> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF034114 1 ABBEY STREET, CERNE ABBAS.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 66565 01208 (13m by 12m)
Map sheet ST60SE
Civil Parish Cerne Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 027 005 B
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 63
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SE 89
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 199113
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 514408
  • National Buildings Record: 34114
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cerne Abbas 5

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Mar 22 2024 6:28PM

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