Listed Building record MDO3641 - Blynfield Farm, Cann
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Summary
Farmhouse dated 1812, of two storeys with coursed rubble walls and a twentieth-century interlocking tile roof. A manor house is known to have existed in this place since the fourteenth century.
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Full Description
Blintesfield (or Blynfield), now a farm, seems to have been a manor of Shaftesbury Abbey; it was granted to Bruton School, Somerset in 1551-52. There was a chapel here in which the vicar of St. James, Shaftesbury was obliged to officiate, but this was pulled down about 1743. <1>
Blynfield Farmhouse dated 1812, with contemporary or later outbuildings, has a slate panel set in the east gable at first floor level bearing the inscription "King Edward VI restorer of Bruton Free Grammer School, to which school belong this farm and manor of Blynfield". <4.1>
Blynfield Farm is no longer the property of Bruton School. The stable building at the north east of the farmyard is supposed to have been the chapel mentioned by Hutchins <4.2>.
As described except there are no visible remains of the chapel; The building referred to by the owner is a modern brick stable which does not seem to contain re-used material from the chapel. <5>
Blynfield Farmhouse of two storeys with coursed rubble walls dates from 1812. <3> <6>
Sources/Archives (10)
- <1> SWX3207 Monograph: Shipp, W (ed). 1868. The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. 3rd edition. Volume 3. Vol 3, 3rd Ed. 78-9.
- <2> SDO17328 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 6 inches to 1 mile. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1930.
- <3> SDO18675 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Shaftesbury RD Addendum. December 1958.
- <4> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F1 NVQ 11-JAN-55.
- <4.1> SDO18524 Unpublished document: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. RCHM Mss file.
- <4.2> SDO18676 Verbal communication: Gibbs, Mrs b. Oral: Mrs B Gibbs (owner), Blynfield Farm, Cann.
- <5> SDO11903 Unpublished document: Quinnell, N V. Various. Field Investigators Comments NVQ. F2 NVQ 23-JAN-56.
- <6> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 9.
- <7> SDO15628 Unpublished document: Wapshott, E, Humphreys, C, and Walls, S. 2016. Blynfield Farm, Shaftesbury, Dorset. Statement of Significance.
- <8> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206576.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 8382 2187 (13m by 24m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST82SW |
| Civil Parish | Cann; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 008 001
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 82 SW 2
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206576
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Cann 1
Record last edited
Oct 17 2022 1:04PM