Listed Building record MDO9543 - Chestnut Cottage, Pentridge

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Summary

One storey cottage with attics, has walls partly of timber framework filled in with wattle-and-daub and partly of brick; the roof is tiled. It is of the 17th century and retains many original features. The fireplace has a 17th-century chamfered oak bressummer upon which the date 1730 has been carved.

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Full Description

(4) COTTAGE (03411778), of one storey with attics, has walls partly of timber framework filled in with wattle-and-daub and partly of brick; the roof is tiled. It is of the 17th century and retains many original features. Inside, the open fireplace has a 17th-century chamfered oak bressummer upon which the date 1730 has been carved. Some original stop-chamfered beams are exposed. Mediaeval window glass and 17th-century oak panelling have been brought from elsewhere. <1>

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 54.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 213626.

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Location

Grid reference SU 0 1 (point)
Map sheet SU01NW
Civil Parish Pentridge; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SU 01 NW 97
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 213626
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Pentridge 4

Record last edited

Nov 30 2022 10:29AM

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