Listed Building record MDO23161 - Nineveh Court, attached carriage arch and screen wall, Canford School, Canford Magna
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Summary
Sculpture gallery built in 1851 by Sir Charles Barry in white brick in Flemish bond with Portland limestone dressings and Westmorland slate roof. Pointed-arched sunk panel to gable above inscribed 'THESE SCULPTURES WERE BROUGHT FROM NINEVEH AND PRESENTED TO SIR JOHN GUEST BART BY THEIR DISCOVERER HENRY LAYARD IN THE YEAR MDCCLI'.
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Full Description
A former sculpture gallery to Cranford House which was built in 1851 to the designs of Sir Charles Barry. Now used as the tuck shop to Cranford School, it is built from white brick in Flemish bond with Portland stone dressings and a Westmorland slate roof. The building is single storeyed and is of a Greek cross plan with a porch containing the entrance arm. Above the entrance archway there is a sunken panel inscribed THESE SCULPTURES/ WERE BROUGHT FROM/ NINEVEH/ AND PRESENTED TO SIR JOHN GUEST BART/ BY THEIR DISCOVERER/ HENRY LAYARD/ IN THE YEAR MDCCLI. Before the sale of Canford Manor in 1923 the building housed an important series of Assyrian reliefs excavated at Nimrod by Sir Henry Layard and presented by him to Sir John Guest, his father-in-law. The reliefs were sold in 1932 and 1959 and are now mostly in the Metropolitan Museum, New York. Listed. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 212.
- <2> SWX3780 Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 13 Sept 1995. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Poole amendment 1995. 958-61.
- <3> SDO14738 Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF097429.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1346219.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SZ 03412 98943 (13m by 19m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SZ09NW |
| Unitary Authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 5 000 030c
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SZ 09 NW 93
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1346219
- National Buildings Record: 97429
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Poole 30
Record last edited
May 10 2023 4:43PM