Listed Building record MDO45075 - Way Farm, Waytown, Netherbury
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Summary
Two cottages built in the seventeenth century, combined to make a farmhouse in the eighteenth century. The building has walls of rubble and cob, and a thatched roof. Surviving features of the interior are reported to include a plank-and-muntin partition and stone fireplace.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
Way Farm, 17th and 18th century, is of rubble and cob with a thatched roof. The north wing has a plank and muntin partition and a stone fireplace with four-centred head. <2>
Way Farm was formerly two 17th century cottages, joined together in the 18th century. There is an original fireplace in the north building. <3>
Way Farm (name confirmed by occupier) was once two cottages but is now one house (a). It is as described above by Authorities 2 and 3, and is well-preserved, but lacking external features of dateable antiquity. <4>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1903.
- <2> SDO17358 Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 1950. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Beaminster Rural District 1950. 27.
- <3> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 175.
- <3.1> SDO19039 Verbal communication: Mrs Wheeler. Oral: Mrs Wheeler (owner, occupier), Way Farm, Waytown, Netherbury.
- <4> SWX1255 Unpublished document: Rigg, J. Field Investigators Comments JR. F1 JR 10-MAY-55.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 449926.
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Location
Grid reference | Centred SY 4707 9737 (1m by 0m) |
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Map sheet | SY49NE |
Civil Parish | Netherbury; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 49 NE 14
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 449926
Record last edited
Dec 14 2022 4:12PM