Listed Building record MDO12757 - 12 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

(ST 8627 2287 No. 12 Gold Hill sited from OS 2500 1965).
No. 12 Gold Hill. C18th cottage. Grade II. <1-2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 69 (Monograph). SDO99.

Gold Hill is a steep lane connecting High Street with St. James's Street (Plate 64). On the W. it is flanked by a high stone wall (75), and on the E. by a number of cottages. Unless otherwise described the cottages are of the 18th century and are two-storeyed, with rubble walls and tiled roofs; the plans generally are of class S.
(71) Cottage, No. 12, is probably of the early 18th century. The W. doorway has a cambered stone head with a chamfer which continues on the jambs.

<2> Department of the Environment, 1973, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorset (Borough of Shaftesbury), 32 (Scheduling record). SDO16496.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 914104 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Jun 27 2023 2:56PM