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WEYMOUTH SY7083 PRESTON ROAD, Preston
873-1/9/479 (South side)
14/06/74 No.230
Manor Cottage GV II Detached house. C17. Rubble, thatch roof. A large cottage, set
gable to the road, behind and abutting Nos 228 & 230 (qqv);
the position of the outer stack suggests that the property was
extended by one bay at this end.
EXTERIOR: 2 storeys, 4 windows; all leaded wood casements. To
the first floor are three 4-light and one 2-light, all to
eyebrows, and at ground floor, mainly to concrete lintels, are
a 4-light, then a 3-light stone hollow-chamfer mullioned
casement with label, and a small 2-light. To the left of the
stone window is an inserted small light. Off-centre right is a
3-plank door. The rear has three 4-light casements to
eyebrows. The left gable is rendered, with an attached C20
conservatory, and the right gable has a 2-light casement at
first floor. There are 2 very large stacks in Portland ashlar,
at the right gable, and between the first 2 bays at the left
end.
INTERIOR: has a former cross passage, now without rear access,
with remains of a heavy timber-framed partition to the right,
incorporating 2 reset peaked-head doorways. The room to the
left, which has been divided laterally by a later partition,
has a reset deep-chamfered late C16 or early C17 beam, stopped
at one end, and a large stone fireplace with deep flush lintel
and chamfered surround. The room to the right has a wide
fireplace with stone jambs and cambered timber bressumer; to
the left a brick bread-oven with original cast-iron door with
strap hinges. There are early joists to the ground floor. The
roof is of C20 construction.
HISTORICAL NOTE: the architect Walmsley Lewis restored the
house in the 1930s. John Wesley's grandfather is reputed to
have lived here.
(RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 362).
Listing NGR: SY7046483068
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Sources
Books and journals Inventory of Dorset II South East, (1970), 362
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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