THE THATCHED HOUSE
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1154233
Date first listed: 10-Mar-1987
Statutory Address: THE THATCHED HOUSE
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Location
Statutory Address: THE THATCHED HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
County: Dorset
District: West Dorset (District Authority)
Parish: Cheselbourne
National Grid Reference: ST 75787 00210
Summary
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
CHESELBOURNE
SY 70 SE
2/47 The Thatched House
- II
Former farmhouse, now private dwelling. Early C17, with C18 rebuilding at
east end, and barn converted into living quarters at west end. Banded flint
and brick walls, and some cob. Thatch roof, half-hipped to west and gabled
to east. Brick stacks on ridge and at east gable. 1½ storeys. 4 windows,
2-light wood casements with glazing bars, wood cills, C20. Front door at
the original centre, panelled and glazed, C20. Interior: central hall, now
leading to staircase. Left room, open fireplace has straight-chamfered oak
jambs with stepped stops and mitred lintel with some moulding continued,
C17. Brick bread oven in left jamb. Further bread oven in rear of
fireplace, now broken and blocked. Ceiling beam, straight-chamfered.
Fireplace in right room with brick jambs and rough wood lintel, C18.
Flagstone floors. Upstairs room at left end, has small brick fireplace with
wood lintel. Roof construction, substantially C17 timbers with principals
resting directly onto wall-head. (RCHM Monument 17 Dorset Vol III)
Listing NGR: ST7578700210
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
Legacy System number: 106235
Legacy System: LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1970)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
End of official listing