Listed Building record MDO39253 - Manor Cottage, Preston Road, Preston, Weymouth

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A house built in the 17th century as a cross-passage house set end-on to the road. The walls of the building are of rubble and it has a thatched roof. Surviving features of the interior are reported to include timber partitions and doorways, and a large stone fireplace with bread oven. In the 1930s the house was restored by the architect Walmsley Lewis. John Wesley’s grandfather is reputed to have lived in this house.

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  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 362.

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Grid reference Centred SY 70464 83060 (12m by 23m)
Map sheet SY78SW
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Weymouth 307

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Mar 23 2017 3:07PM

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