Listed Building record MDO27841 - East Melbury Farmhouse, White Pit Lane, Melbury Abbas

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Summary

Seventeenth century farmhouse, with eighteenth and nineteenth century alterations. Coursed rubble and ashlar walls with ashlar dressings. Tiled, gable-ended roof with end ashlar stacks. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

East Melbury Farm. Two-storeyed house with attic, walls of coursed rubble and ashlar and tiled roofs. C17th with C19th additions. <2>

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1969.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 46.
  • <3> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 272.
  • <4> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 914001.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 88820 20385 (24m by 21m)
Map sheet ST82SE
Civil Parish Melbury Abbas; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 038 004
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SE 97
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 914001
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Melbury Abbas 4

Record last edited

Sep 30 2022 3:15PM

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