Listed Building record MDO26015 - Halfpenny Thatch, Blandford Road, Shillingstone
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Summary
A seventeenth-century cottage, with walls of coursed rubble and flint, and a thatched roof. Some later additions. Surviving features of the interior reported as including chamfered ceiling beam, wall-plates, and an 18th-century ventilator.
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Full Description
A two-storey house built of coursed rubble and flint, partly covered in render, and with a thatched roof. Thought to have been built in the 17th century, but with later alterations. The west front is symmetrical with three bays and a central doorway with sash windows on the ground floor and casement windows above. Interior features noted are exposed chamfered beam and wall-plates, and a store-room ventilator of small turned balusters, thought likely to be of 18th-century date. <1>
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 240-241.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 82504 11241 (14m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81SW |
| Civil Parish | Shillingstone; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 046 009
Record last edited
Aug 30 2019 10:17AM