Higher Farm House
HIGHER FARM HOUSE, MIDDLE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1119110
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- HIGHER FARM HOUSE, MIDDLE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1119110
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1956
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Higher Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HIGHER FARM HOUSE, MIDDLE STREET
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:
- HIGHER FARM HOUSE, MIDDLE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dewlish
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 77734 98388
Details
DEWLISH
SY 79 NE MIDDLE STREET
5/63 Higher Farm House or Old Parsonage 26.1.56 Farm House (formerly listed as Parsonage Farm House)
GV II
Detached farmhouse. Late C17. Brick walls in English bond with two stretcher courses to one of headers, but Flemish bond occurs at the south east corner. West and north walls are of banded brick and flint up to the first floor. Where walls are of brick they have plinths below, plat bands at first floor level and coved plaster cornices at the eaves. Clay tile roofs with stone slates in lower courses and are hipped at every corner except at the west end of the south range; this is gabled and crowned by a large brick stack. Half H plan. South elevation: 2 storeys and attics. 5 windows: ground floor left 3-light C20 casement, 3-light C20 casement with lead-lights, porch, 3-light wood casement with lead lights, segmental arch over. First floor: 3-light C20 casement with lead lights, blocking, sash window with wood lintel over, shallow round headed recess occurs in the east part of the south front. It is outlined in stretcher bricks and embellished with brick imposts and brick keystone. Within the recess the wall is rendered. 3-light casement with lintel over. Two gabled C20 dormers in the roof space. Gabled brick porch with elliptical archway and clay tile roof. 6 fielded panel door inside. Internally, no notable features are visible. (RCHM Dorset III, p 86(4))
Listing NGR: SY7773498388
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 106251
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1970), 86
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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