Listed Building record MDO39092 - Purcombe Farmhouse, Batts Lane, Marshwood

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Summary

A farmhouse built in the 16th century with later additions and alterations. The walls of the building are rubble with new brick facing work and brick and rubble buttresses, and it has a thatched roof with a brick chimney stack. One end of the building, and under the same roof, is a stable. It is a cross-passage house with a timber cruck roof. Other surviving features of the interior are reported to include plank-and-muntin partitions, chamfered beams, and a fireplace.

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Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Unpublished document: Bridge, M. 2014. Purcombe Farmhouse, Batts Lane, Marshwood, Dorset. Tree-Ring Analysis of Timbers.
  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 157.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 41109 99066 (7m by 25m)
Map sheet SY49NW
Civil Parish Marshwood; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Marshwood 9

Record last edited

Oct 14 2016 5:29PM

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