The Old Court House Including Front Boundary Walls
THE OLD COURT HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, HIGH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154445
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Court House Including Front Boundary Walls
- Statutory Address:
- THE OLD COURT HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, HIGH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1154445
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jul-1951
- List Entry Name:
- The Old Court House Including Front Boundary Walls
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE OLD COURT HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, 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 OLD COURT HOUSE INCLUDING FRONT BOUNDARY WALLS, HIGH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Yetminster
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 59290 10847
Details
YETMINSTER ST 5910 HIGH STREET (North side)
11/139 The Old Court House, 11.7.51 including front boundary walls.
GV II
Detached house. Mid-late C17, with later C17 or C18 extension at right end. Rubble stone walls, with some remains of old plaster, and ashlar quoins and dressings. Tiled roof with coped gables, 2 brick stacks on ridge, one being at front of gabled projection. L-shaped plan with projecting wing at left end, this with shaped finial. 2 storeys. Porch in angle of 2 copings; with lean-to roof. Original ledged door in moulded frame, in 4-centred arched opening. In left gable wall, one single-light window with moulded surround ' and hoodmould, at mezzanine level. Right side wall of wing has, on ground floor, one circular window and one 4-light stone mullioned window with hoodmould. Similar 3-light window on first floor. In main range parallel to road, ground floor has one similar 4-light window and one single-light window. First floor has one 2-light and one 3-light similar window. All windows have casements with centre horizontal bar. Various C20 rear additions. Internally, front ground floor room in wing has C18 moulded panelling. Plank and muntin partitions on ground and first floor. Some chamfered and some moulded ceiling beams. Front boundary wall of rubble stone, with flat coping. Front boundary wall left of house, of rubble stone with vertically laid rubble coping. (RCHM Monument 13. Dorset. Vol. I R Machin, "The Houses of Yetminster". University of Bristol. 1978.)
Listing NGR: ST5929010847
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 106156
- 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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