Listed Building record MDO26916 - Parnham Park Farmhouse, Netherbury

A farmhouse built around the middle of the seventeenth century, formerly known as Higher Yondover Farm. The building has rubble-stone walls covered in render, and a slate roof with stone gable-copings.

A 17thc. house which retains most of its original..windows on the S. front, and a doorway with a four-centred head. <2>

Known as HIGHER YONDOVER FARM. It is scheduled as a house of architectural interest. <3.1> A large and well preserved stone built farm house which has been refaced on the south. Only one period of building could be traced. (Contra Authy <3.1> the building is listed but not scheduled). <3>

Two-light mullioned windows and ashlar four-centred arched doorway are in the south face and two mullioned windows with dripstones are in the North face. <5>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1903 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 47279955] HIGHER YONDOVER FARM [T.I.]

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 174 (Monograph). SDO97.

<3> Rigg, J, Field Investigators Comments JR, F1 JR 10-MAY-55 (Unpublished document). SWX1255.

<3.1> Mrs Bromfield, Oral: Mrs Bromfield (tenant), Higher Yondover Farm, Netherbury, 10.5.55 (Verbal communication). SDO19043.

<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1962 (Map). SDO18658.

(SY 4727 9955) Parnham Park [NAT]

<5> Department of the Environment, 1984, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset (Parishes of Burstock, Broadwindsor, Mapperton, Netherbury, North Poorton, Pilsdon, Powerstock and Stoke Abbott) (Scheduling record). SDO16351.

<6> National Record of the Historic Environment, 449943 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 14 2022 6:32PM