The White Hart Hotel
THE WHITE HART HOTEL, MARKET CROSS
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1110547
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The White Hart Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE HART HOTEL, MARKET CROSS
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1110547
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The White Hart Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE WHITE HART HOTEL, MARKET CROSS
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.
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.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- THE WHITE HART HOTEL, MARKET CROSS
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sturminster Newton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 78630 14071
Details
ST 7814 STURMINSTER NEWTON MARKET CROSS (WEST SIDE)
8/157 The White Hart Hotel 4.10.60 G.V. II
Inn, dated 1708 but may be earlier. Heavily colour-washed brick, stone quoins, thatched roof hipped to the right. 2 storeys and attic, 6 window range. The ground floor has 3 canted bays with glazing bars, probably of the C19. To the left is a passage to the rear with a large lintel. The door has segmental hood on shaped brackets. Above the passage the first floor has been partially set into the roof by an eyebrow dormer. This part has a 5-light wooden casement in a wooden frame. All other first floor windows are of 3 lights in wooden frames with centrally opening iron casements with leaded-lights. In the roof are 2 dormers having 2-light wooden casement windows with leaded-lights. Internally, the building is much altered but deep chamfered ceiling beams are visible. A date stone reads "RWM 1708". "RCHM, Dorset, Vol III", HMSO, 1970, p 279, no 17.
Listing NGR: ST7862714075
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 102445
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1970), 279
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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