Spring Cottage
SPRING COTTAGE, NEALS LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1153488
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Spring Cottage
- Statutory Address:
- SPRING COTTAGE, NEALS LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1153488
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Spring Cottage
- Statutory Address 1:
- SPRING COTTAGE, NEALS LANE
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:
- SPRING COTTAGE, NEALS LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chetnole
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 60439 07734
Details
CHETNOLE ST 6007 NEAL'S LANE
7/19 Spring Cottage 31-7-61
- II*
Cottage, now attached and forming annexe to a C19 cottage. Late C15, of open-hall form, altered in C16 and C17. Possibly originally timber-framed. Walls now of rubble stone thatched roof, with coped gable at left end. Brick stack at left end, stone stack right of door. One storey and attic. Ledged door - into cross-passage. Ground floor has 3 casements with lead lights. Attic has one dormer with similar casements. Internally, the whole roof smoke-blackened, ie house originally open throughout. Remains of original wattle ceiling - hidden by recent lining. 2 cruck trusses and one collar truss. Lower end room - at left end, now used as garage; one deep chamfered ceiling beam. Hall has inserted intersecting moulded beamed ceiling. Inserted stack - C16 - with moulded timber lintel and jambs. Heavy plank and muntin partition between hall and inner room, with shouldered arched doorway. Head beam of partition notched for joists - below present ceiling level - could indicate internal jetty. A small house of exceptional interest. (RCHM Monument 12. (Dorset. Vol.I). R Machin "The Houses of Yetminster." University of Bristol. 1978) The C19 cottage not of-special interest.
Listing NGR: ST6043907734
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 106037
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1952)
Machin, R, The Houses of Yetminster, (1978)
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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