Listed Building: NAPPER'S MITE (393723)
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Grade | II* |
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Authority | Historic England |
Volume/Map/Item | 738/7/104 |
Date assigned | 08 May 1950 |
Date last amended |
Description
SOUTH STREET 1. 5191 (East Side) Napper's Mite (formerly listed as Napper's Mite Almhouses). ST 6990 7/104 8.5.50. II*
2. Founded in 1610 by Sir Robert Napper for 10 poor men. there were 10 1-storey dwellings arranged along the front and round the inner courtyard. The room over the front range was used for Bible instruction. All buildings have been much restored, the front apparently re-faced. 2 storey stone front has dwarf wall and segmental-arched arcade to cloister. Moulded string above ground floor. 5 2-light casement windows to lst floor. In centre is parapetted gable with gabled bell-cote. Not quite in centre of gable is a corbel bracket supporting a clock (C19). Central doorway leads to small square courtyard surrounded by l-storey dwellings. Courtyard has mullioned casements with hollow chamfered mouldings. 2 pairs of brick stacks diagonally placed. 3 tall brick C18 stacks. Rear has 1 gable at each end. Central gabled porch. 5 mullioned casements with hoodmoulds that on left side (the chapel) with 3 arched lights.
Listing NGR: SY6925090475
Location
Grid reference | SY 6925 9047 (point) |
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District (historic) | West Dorset |
Civil Parish | Dorchester; Dorset |
Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Apr 29 2019 9:09AM