Building record MDO27889 - Cottage, High Street, Shapwick
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Summary
Two adjacent former cottages, each of one storey with attics. That to the north east was c1600, that to the south west was added later in the seventeenth century. Both had walls partly of timber frame and partly of cob over stone plinths, and both were roofed with thatch. Demolished.
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Full Description
‘(24) Cottages (94140191), two adjacent, now demolished, were of one storey with attics and had walls partly of cob and partly timber-framed on stone plinths; they were roofed with thatch. The N.E. cottage was of c. 1600; that on the S.W. was added later in the 17th century. Stop-chamfered beams were exposed in the ground-floor room of the earlier cottage.’ [1]
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO129 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 60.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 9414 0191 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST90SW |
| Civil Parish | Shapwick; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 019 024
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Shapwick 24
Record last edited
Dec 22 2015 10:26AM