The Court House
THE COURT HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1119325
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Court House
- Statutory Address:
- THE COURT HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1119325
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Court House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE COURT HOUSE
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 COURT HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Poyntington
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 64990 19978
Details
POYNTINGTON POYNTINGTON VILLAGE ST 61 NW The Court House 5/109 11.7.51 GV II*
Former Court House, now farmhouse. Late C14 core, much rebuilt (north wing) in C17. Extension of the south wing has the initials and date W.A. 1720. Windows in east wall, restored C19. Rubble-stone walls, with dressed stone quoins. Slate roof with stone slates to eaves and stone gable-copings. C19 brick stacks, two on the main ridge, and one on the north gable end. Plan: main range, with north and south cross-wings. East elevation: central section. 2 storeys. 3 windows, and two door positions. Centre ground-floor windows: two coupled lancets with quatrefoil in head under pointed arches. Returned labels over. First floor has three 3-light C20 wood casements with glazing-bars. Wood cills. The doorways at left and right hand ends, have straight-chamfered jambs and pointed-segmental heads. Labels over. C19 plank doors. South cross-wing, east gable end has two loop lights to a basement stage; two-light straight-chamfered stone mullion window, C17, label, and immediately over this a coupled lancet window with quatrefoil over. Possible former solar end. South cross-wing extended to west in C18. Rubble-stone steps up to west gable end. Plank door, studded. Side wall has a heavy plank door with wood framing. North cross-wing, shorter than south wing, has a plank door at rear, up 4 stone steps. North wall of this wing has a projecting rubble built bay, with pentice stone slate roof. Interior: the central block has heavy chamfered ceiling beams (RCHM). Interior access not obtained. (RCHM, Dorset I, p 189(4)).
Listing NGR: ST6497819979
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 105651
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1974), 189
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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