Listed Building record MDO16138 - Applegarth, Witchampton

A house thought to have been built in the eighteenth century. The building has walls of brick and a tiled roof with brick chimney stacks. Interior features are reported to include a large open fireplace with moulded surround.

Cottage (98870649), of one storey with an attic, with timber-framed walls and a thatched roof, is of 17th century origin. The fireplace at the east end has a brick chimney-breast culminating in a diagonally-set flue. The west fireplace is modern. <1>

Rose Lea, detached 17th c cottage, listed grade 2 (Although the grid reference given by authy 1 falls on the property known as 'Applegarth', it is evident from the DOE description that the reference is to 'Rose Lea' at ST 9886 0649). <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 108 (Monograph). SDO129.

<2> DOE (HHR), 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Wimborne District, 67 (Scheduling record). SDO18076.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209301 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Aug 23 2024 4:22PM