Listed Building record MDO2031 - Corton Farm, Portesham

A two storey farmhouse built in the 16th century, enlarged in the 17th century, and with later additions and alterations. The building has walls of squared stone rubble and a slate roof with stone slates at the verges. The interior fittings are largely of early 19th-century date.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 244 (Monograph). SDO149.

‘(9) Corton Farm, house (636854), is of two storeys partly with attics and has walls of squared rubble and roofs covered with slate with stone slates at the verges. The house was built in the 16th century, probably as a straight range running N. and S., on a three-room and through-passage plan. In the 17th century it was much enlarged; a wing was added to the E. at the N. end, the S. end room was replaced by a cross wing projection to E. and W., and a small wing was built out from the middle of the E. Side; later the spaces between this last and N.E. and W. wings were filled in. The partition between hall and parlour in the N. part of the original house has been removed and linenfold panelling from it has been reset against another wall.

The two original hall windows in the W. elevation each have three round-headed lights, moulded stone mullions and moulded jambs and heads, all under a common label; the jambs are finished with elaborate moulded stops. Above, on the first floor, is a similar window of five lights. Further S., over the passage, and reset in the S. wing are other 16th-century windows of three and two round-headed lights, with simpler mouldings. The other windows, excepting those which have been modernised, are of the 17th century, with square-headed lights and stone mullions. The interior fittings are largely of the early 19th century.’

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Apr 15 2016 11:13AM