Priest's House Museum
PRIEST'S HOUSE MUSEUM, 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1153246
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Priest's House Museum
- Statutory Address:
- PRIEST'S HOUSE MUSEUM, 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1153246
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 02-Feb-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Priest's House Museum
- Statutory Address 1:
- PRIEST'S HOUSE MUSEUM, 23 AND 25, HIGH 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:
- PRIEST'S HOUSE MUSEUM, 23 AND 25, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wimborne Minster
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 00971 99994
Details
HIGH STREET 1. 5193 (east side) Nos 23 and 25 Priest's House Museum). SZ 0099 NE 2/50 14.6.52 formerly listed as Nos 5 and 6 The Priory) and No 29 Ableys. II* GV 2. Late C16 or early C17 hall house originally on a half-H plan with wings to the west. Altered and extended in the C18 and later and wings built flush. Walls of stone and stone-and-flint banding partly rendered with some timber framing. Tiled roofs with stone eaves courses. Many original features including stone mullioned windows, the remains of a gable chimney on north wing, a four-centred stone doorcase and a fine ornamental plaster ceiling with frieze in the north wing. In the north wing too (formerly solar and parlour) is a concealed fireplace and wall paintings. C18 features include a 6 panelled door on the west front with ornamental fanlight and pediment, fireplaces, plaster cornice and joinery. A most interesting and important early town house. RCHM Dorset Monument 33.
Listing NGR: SZ0097099984
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 107073
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1975)
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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