Carters Cottages
CARTERS COTTAGES, 14-18, TURTON STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147975
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Carters Cottages
- Statutory Address:
- CARTERS COTTAGES, 14-18, TURTON STREET
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1147975
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Carters Cottages
- Statutory Address 1:
- CARTERS COTTAGES, 14-18, TURTON 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:
- CARTERS COTTAGES, 14-18, TURTON STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Weymouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 67929 79442
Details
WEYMOUTH
SY6779SE TURTON STREET 873-1/20/402 (North side) 14/06/74 Nos.14-18 (Consecutive) Carter's Cottages
II
Terrace of 5 cottages, formerly almshouses. An inscribed stone gives 'S & M C 1835'. Squared and coursed Portland stone, slate roof. A straight row of single-depth cottages with low-pitched hipped roof and flat-roofed rear extension, set gable-end to Park Street. No.14 is double-fronted, the others have a single bay. 2 storeys, 6 windows, all in pointed arches with stone voussoirs, a small 2-light casement, retaining horizontal bar in No.18 only, and under a plain pointed transom light; in No.16 at first floor the casement replaced by a single square light. The first-floor windows are set well below the eaves level. All 6 doors are replacements, under voussoirs with a slight central key; No.14 has a large C20 porch, Nos 15 & 16 are under a lean-to slate hood. There are 2 square ridge stacks, one centrally, and the other towards the left end. The right end has a lower slated outbuilding. The flat-roofed extension is very shallow, and occupies what was a 1.5m gap between the almshouses and adjacent buildings in Park Street. INTERIOR not inspected. (RCHME: Dorset, South-East: London: 1970-: 355).
Listing NGR: SY6792979442
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 468012
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset II South East, (1970), 355
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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