Listed Building record MDO11505 - Deans Court, Deans Court Lane, Wimborne Minster

Built on the site of the medieval Deanery. The present Hall, in the centre of the building, rebuilt in 1868, appears to be on medieval foundations and may incorporate part of the original building. The north and east wings, enclosing the Hall, were built in 1725. Brick, with stone dressings, tiled roofs and brick chimney stacks.

Dean's Court is said to stand on the site of the Medieval Deanery; it is of two storeys with attics and basements and has brick walls with ashlar dressings, and tiled roofs. The N. and E. ranges were built in 1725, apparently enclosing a Medieval hall in the angle. In 1868, however, the hall and room on the S. were re-built and nothing remains visible of the Medieval structure. <1>

The present Hall, in the centre of the building was rebuilt in 1868. <3>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 86 (Monograph). SDO129.

<2> Wiltshire, K F, 1982, Dean's Court, Wimborne, Dorset: Report on the Condition of the Fabric - November 1982 (Unpublished document). SDO14169.

<3> Department of the Environment, 1983, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Wimborne District, 6 (Scheduling record). SDO20081.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458047 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jan 16 2024 1:29PM