Monument record MDO32631 - Settlement, Furzey Island, Corfe Castle

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Summary

A small late 19th and 20th century settlement on Furzey Island.

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Full Description

The OS 2nd edn 25in map (c 1901) (1) shows a single rectangular structure on Furzey Island. The 3rd edn (1925) (2) shows a building to the N marked as The Bungalow. Other buildings are shown at the W end of the island. In the 1960s there were 3 houses on the island, owned by the Illiffe family (3).

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  • --- Article in serial: T Elms. 2011. An island life for me.
  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1900. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch two. paper. 1:2500.
  • <2> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1923-33. Ordnance Survey 25-inch map, epoch three. paper. 1:2500.

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Location

Grid reference SZ 0112 8707 (point)
Map sheet SZ08NW
Civil Parish Corfe Castle; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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Record last edited

Jan 8 2015 6:05PM

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