Digby Estate
DIGBY ESTATE, 275 AND 276, OBORNE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1110675
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Digby Estate
- Statutory Address:
- DIGBY ESTATE, 275 AND 276, OBORNE ROAD
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- Date:
- 2007-03-14
- Reference:
- IOE01/16019/25
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1110675
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Digby Estate
- Statutory Address 1:
- DIGBY ESTATE, 275 AND 276, OBORNE ROAD
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:
- DIGBY ESTATE, 275 AND 276, OBORNE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sherborne
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 64705 17062
Details
OBORNE ROAD 1. 1625 (South-East Side) Digby Estate Nos 275 and 276 ST 6417 4/265 II GV 2. Forms continuous range along Oborne Road with outhouse to south-west (Item 265B). Late C17 or early C18 core, exterior now altered. L-shaped stone farmhouse. Former stone slate roof has been replaced by modern plaintile roof. Entrance front faces towards railway. South-east facing wing of entrance front: five 2-light wood casements with small panes above and 2 large k-light wood casements with small panes below; 6-flush panelled door at right hand end. South-west facing wing of entrance front of 1 bay in 2 storeys and attic; modern casement dormer; 2-light wood casement on first floor and another on ground floor.
Beech Cottage and garden gate, north-west boundary wall to Beech Cottage, Castle Farmhouse, boundary wall to south-west of Castle Farmhouse, Digby Estate No 9, Digby Estate No 10, wall adjoining to the north and outbuilding at north end of wall of Digby Estate No 10, outbuilding attached to south- west end of Digby Estate Nos 275 and 276, Digby Estate Nos 275 and 276, and outhouse to south-east end of Nos 275 and 276 form a group with outhouses to Castle Farm and enclosing wall on north-east side of Osborne Road (North- west side).
Listing NGR: ST6470617059
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 104136
- 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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