Building record MDO46257 - Higher Coombe, Litton Cheney

A house thought to have been built in the early part of the eighteenth century, with extensive later additions and alterations. The building has walls fo stone and a thatched roof.

Col. Drew. of Dorchester Museum inspected the house some 5 years ago. He was of the opinion that the present kitchen was perhaps c.1700-1730, but the rest of the house considerably later in date. The house and buildings are called HIGHER COOMBE. <2>

The house has stone walls, a thatched roof, and modern windows, and shows little external evidence of antiquity. The
barn, 30.0m. N. of the house, is a small stone building with a roof of corrugated iron. The house is in a good state of repair. <3>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 136 (Monograph). SDO97.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are thatched or covered with modern materials. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams and original fireplaces. … (9) Coombe Farm, house nearly 1 m. N.W. of the church, has been much altered. The Barn, N. of the house, is of the same period.'

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 30-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2.1> Percival, Mrs D, Oral: Mrs D Percival (occupier), Higher Coombe, Litton Cheney (Verbal communication). SDO19814.

<3> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F2 NVQ 30-APR-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 451524 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

May 4 2023 12:16PM