The Reading Room - Now Puddletown Youth Centre
THE READING ROOM - NOW PUDDLETOWN YOUTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154417
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Reading Room - Now Puddletown Youth Centre
- Statutory Address:
- THE READING ROOM - NOW PUDDLETOWN YOUTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/07224/23
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154417
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Reading Room - Now Puddletown Youth Centre
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE READING ROOM - NOW PUDDLETOWN YOUTH CENTRE, 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:
- THE READING ROOM - NOW PUDDLETOWN YOUTH CENTRE, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Athelhampton and Puddletown
- National Grid Reference:
- SY7574894316
Details
PUDDLETOWN
SY 7594 HIGH STREET (North
Side)
14/73 The Reading Room - -
now Puddletown Youth
Centre
GV II
Village reading room, now used as Youth Centre. Dated 1870. Rock-laced
ashlar walls with ashlar dressings. Slate roof, with heavily cusped
bargeboards, 2 storeys. Elevation to High Street has gabled porch at right
end, extending beyond the main building. Deep bargeboards and ledged door
in shouldered arched opening. In main building, ground and first floors
each have three 2-light stone mullioned windows. These linked vertically by
recessed ashlar panels with shields set in lozenges. West elevation, to
Mill Street, has porch with ornamental bargeboard. Ledged door in 1
shouldered arched opening with inscription "Reading Room" over. Single
light window by door, and circular window over, all in a pointed relieving
arch. At right end, the High Street range projects as gabled wing. In this
a 2-storey canted bay window with hipped roof. Stone mullioned windows,
with horizontal glazing bars, on each floor. These linked vertically by
recessed ashlar panels with shields set in lozenges, and date plaque. Wing
to left of the gable, of 2 storeys, and attic. Ground floor has a 3-light
stone mullioned window under relieving arch. Similar 2-light window on
first floor. Small gabled dormer in attic.
Listing NGR: SY7574894316
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 106261
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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