RUINS OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1155113
Date first listed:: 18-Mar-1955
List Entry Name:: RUINS OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE
Statutory Address:: RUINS OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE

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Date:: 2000-08-15
Reference:: IOE01/02719/03
Rights:: © Mr JE Leeson. Source: Historic England Archive

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1155113
Date first listed:: 18-Mar-1955
Date of most recent amendment:: 04-Nov-1986
List Entry Name:: RUINS OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE
Statutory Address 1:: RUINS OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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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Location

Statutory Address:: RUINS OF FORMER MANOR HOUSE

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District:: Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Witchampton
National Grid Reference:: ST9907206338

Details

WITCHAMPTON ST 90 NE WITCHAMPTON VILLAGE

4/126 Ruins of former manor house (formerly listed as "The 18.3.55 Remains of Abbey Buildings together with Pigeon House approximately 75 yards to west")

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Ruins of former manor house. C13 origin. Flint and rubble walls with ashlar dressings and some brick patching. The front wall, and fragments of the side and rear walls only survive. Originally of 2 storeys, with solar on left and hall on right, both at first floor level, on undercrofts. Large archway right of centre, with brick segmental arch, and brick patching over. One original and 2 added buttresses. On first floor of hall, remains of 2 lancets. Remains of larger window in solar. In hall undercroft, one rectangular window opening. At rear of solar block, small section of wall standing, with remains of window at upper level. In poor repair. Scheduled Ancient Monument. No. M.136 (R.C.H.M. Monument 2. Dorset Vol V). Note: The Pigeon House. Ref 15/8 included in the original listing description, has been demolished).

Listing NGR: ST9907206338

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Legacy System number:: 107585
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.