Lewell Dairy House

LEWELL DAIRY HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1154163
Date first listed:
27-Oct-1986
List Entry Name:
Lewell Dairy House
Statutory Address:
LEWELL DAIRY HOUSE

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1154163
Date first listed:
27-Oct-1986
List Entry Name:
Lewell Dairy House
Statutory Address 1:
LEWELL DAIRY 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
LEWELL DAIRY HOUSE

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
West Knighton
National Grid Reference:
SY7420189712

Details

SY 78 NW
6/91

WEST KNIGHTON
LOWER LEWELL
Lewell Dairy House

II
GV

Dairy House. Early C18, with C19 and C20 refenestration. Brick
walls in Flemish bond with vitrified headers, first floor plat
band. Slate roof with gable ends. Brick stacks at ridge centre and
at right hand gable. Plan: northern half is the dairy; southern
half forms a dwelling, with a two room plan. Two storeys, one
window and 3 windows. Dairy has a 3 light wood casement in decayed
condition. Dwelling has 3 light C20 metal casements, 2 light over
front door. Segmental brick arches and concrete lintels. Front
door is wood and glazed, C20. (R.C.H.M. Dorset II, p.138 (7) Plan).

Listing NGR: SY7420189712

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
105983
Legacy System:
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Sources

Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1970), 138

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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