Websley Farmhouse

WEBSLEY FARMHOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1110170
Date first listed:
25-Apr-1989
List Entry Name:
Websley Farmhouse
Statutory Address:
WEBSLEY FARMHOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1110170
Date first listed:
25-Apr-1989
List Entry Name:
Websley Farmhouse
Statutory Address 1:
WEBSLEY FARMHOUSE

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

The scope of legal protection for listed buildings

This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.

For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
WEBSLEY FARMHOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Durweston
National Grid Reference:
ST8534007431

Details

ST 80 NE

6/182 WEBSLEY FARM

Websley Farmhouse

II

Farm cottages, now house. Mid C19. Front is rendered, part of returns, and
back in brick and flint banding; slate roofs. Formerly two cottages,
associated with the model farm (q.v.) which lies immediately to the west. Two
parallel blocks, each with hipped roofs, joined at a central valley, and the
front block loftier than the back. Front is 2 storeys, 2 + 2 windows, all
small-paned 2-light casements with central wood mullion but iron lights. To
left, centred on first unit, a Cl9 panelled door. Central ridge brick stack.
Cropped stack on left return, large C20 casements on right return. Back block
has mainly 2-light iron casements, as front, and a projecting one floor hipped
central extension. One eaves brick stack. Interiors not inspected. An
essential element in the group with the model rant created by Lord Portman on
his estate.


Listing NGR: ST8534007431

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
103275
Legacy System:
LBS

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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