Listed Building record MDO27598 - Senior's Farmhouse and attached barn, New Street, Marnhull
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Summary
House, of about 1500 with eighteenth century and later additions and alterations. Built in coursed rubble and ashlar walls with gable-ended, tiled and stone-slated roof. The barn is eighteenth century with rubble walls and a stone-slate roof.
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Full Description
SENIOR'S FARM (78101873), house, 30 yds. W. of the parish church, is two-storied with attics and has walls of squared and coursed rubble with ashlar dressings, and roofs partly of stone-slate and partly tiled. The main E. range (Plate 56) dates from c. 1500 and retains several original features of high quality; the W. Range is of the 18th century. The E. range is of architectural interest for its rich decorative finish, although its original purpose is uncertain. It may perhaps have originated as a manor house for occasional occupation by monks of Glastonbury Abbey, to which the parish formerly belonged; or, being close to the church, it could have been the residence of a well-endowed chantry priest. <2, 3>
(ST 78101873) 'Senior's Farm', name confirmed, remains as described by RCHM <3> and in an excellent state of preservation. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SDO11594 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
- <2> SDO17410 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1951. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Sturminster RD.
- <3> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 152-3.
- <4> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 270-1.
- <5> SDO17369 Unpublished document: Barrett, G. Various. Field Investigators Comments GB. F1 GB 03-AUG-78.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 202168.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 78104 18711 (20m by 35m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST71NE |
| Civil Parish | Marnhull; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 037 004
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 71 NE 4
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 202168
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Marnhull 4
Record last edited
Dec 24 2021 4:43PM