Listed Building record MDO16117 - The Old House, Witchampton

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Summary

A house built in the seventeenth century, but largely rebuilt. The building is timber framed.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

House (98840650), of two storeys with timber-framed walls and a thatched roof, is of 17th century origin, but extensively rebuilt. The corner posts, with hollow-chamfered mouldings at the head, support rounded wall-plates. <2>


<1> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1973 (Map). SWX1197.

(ST 98840650) Ye Old House (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 108 (Monograph). SDO129.

‘(10) HOUSE (98840650), of two storeys with timber-framed walls and a thatched roof, is of 17th-century origin, but extensively rebuilt. The plan appears originally to have been of class K, an arrangement uncommon in Dorset (Cambridgeshire I, xlix). The corner posts, with hollow-chamfered mouldings at the head, support rounded wall-plates.’

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209302 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1973.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1975. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East). 108.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 209302.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 98832 06499 (17m by 8m)
Map sheet ST90NE
Civil Parish Witchampton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 027 010
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 NE 32
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209302
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Witchampton 10

Record last edited

Feb 2 2023 8:02PM

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