Building record MDO44884 - Old Homestead Fontmell Farm, Child Okeford
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Summary
Farmhouse built in the early eighteenth century.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
FONTMELL FARM (82961478), house, is an early 18th-century two-storied farmhouse, with brick walls with rubble plinths and ashlar quoins; the roof is mostly of stone-slates. The entrance, in the W. part of the six-bay S. front, has a 19th-century gabled brick porch with ashlar quoins and a chamfered elliptical stone head to the opening. The square-headed doorway inside the porch has a chamfered stone lintel and jambs. Traces of another doorway occur in the E. part of the S. front. The level of the first floor is marked by a brick platband. <2>
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO18658 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1962.
- <2> SDO146 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 81.
- <3> SDO17396 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map. 1:10000. 1984.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206290.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8296 1478 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST81SW |
| Civil Parish | Child Okeford; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 SW 36
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206290
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Child Okeford 9
Record last edited
Nov 28 2022 5:05PM
