Building record MDO46981 - Compasses public house, Millers Close, Dorchester

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Summary

An 18th century farmhouse with a probable later attached cottage. A two-storey farmhouse of brick with a hipped thatched roof. It was extended to the west around the same time the cottage was built. The extension is also of brick with a coursed rubble and rendered return wall and a slate roof. The cottage is also of brick with a slate roof. The farmhouse has also been used as a public house.

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Type and Period (2)

Full Description

<1> DOE (HRR), 1975, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset 1975 (Scheduling record). SWX1433.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1343543 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Scheduling record: DOE (HRR). 1975. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset 1975.
  • <2>XY Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1343543. [Mapped feature: #636656 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 6865 9109 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Dorchester; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 69 SE 261
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1343543
  • National Buildings Record: 105985

Record last edited

Aug 11 2023 2:30PM

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