Listed Building record MDO8957 - Old Rectory, Milton Abbas
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Summary
House, formerly the vicarage, built in about 1780, probably by Sir William Chambers. It has plastered walls, a hipped stone slate roof with brick stacks in the centre of roof.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
THE VICARAGE (ST 8034170), is of two storeys with dormer windowed attics and has rendered walls, probably of cob, and stone-slated roofs; it was built in c. 1780. The symmetrical five-bay S. front has, on the ground floor, a central doorway flanked by paris of sashed windows and above, corresponding windows on either side of a large central fanlight; the fanlight and the doorway are setin a shallow round-headed recess. The W. front is of two bays. <1,2>
The Old Rectory, formerly listed as the Vicarage, Grade 2*. <3,4>
Sources/Archives (5)
- <1> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 198.
- <2> SDO17701 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). 1954. List of Buildings of Special Historic or Architectural Interest: Blandford Rural District. 10.
- <3> SDO17666 Scheduling record: DOE (HHR). List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset. 39.
- <4> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 294.
- <5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205810.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 80333 01709 (24m by 18m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80SW |
| Civil Parish | Milton Abbas; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 040 009
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 SW 57
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205810
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Milton Abbas 9
Record last edited
Mar 18 2022 10:49AM
