Listed Building record MDO23013 - The Dead House, Chiswell, Portland

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Late eighteenth or early nineteenth century outbuilding. The name of the building comes from its traditional use as a mortuary for shipwreck victims washed up on Chesil Beach.

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Grid reference	Centred SY 68331 73559 (10m by 8m)
Map sheet	SY67SE
Unitary Authority	Dorset

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Listed Building (II) 1205359: RANTERS' LODGE, WITH ENCLOSING WALL

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Record last edited

Dec 19 2013 11:21AM

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