Royal Portland Arms
ROYAL PORTLAND ARMS, 40, FORTUNESWELL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203086
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Portland Arms
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL PORTLAND ARMS, 40, FORTUNESWELL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1203086
- Date first listed:
- 21-Sept-1978
- List Entry Name:
- Royal Portland Arms
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL PORTLAND ARMS, 40, FORTUNESWELL
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:
- ROYAL PORTLAND ARMS, 40, FORTUNESWELL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Portland
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 68798 73355
Details
PORTLAND
SY6873 FORTUNESWELL, Fortuneswell 969-1/3/95 (North East side) 21/09/78 No.40 Royal Portland Arms
II
Inn. Mid C19, possibly incorporating some earlier fabric. Ashlar, slate roofs. A lofty symmetrical frontage set flush with adjoining buildings, and having two deep gabled wings to back, cutting into ground slope. Two storeys and attic, 3-windowed. Three gabled dormers immediately above moulded stone cornice, small plain sashes under raised copings on kneelers. At first floor a bold oriel to flat roof and on shaped wooden brackets, large plate glass sasshes, moulded cornice, and moulded base under skirt; each side a good 12-pane sash in moulded stone architrave and cill band. Ground floor has large nearly square openings with plate glass under 2-pane upper light, in moulded stone surround with small keystone. Central panelled C19 door in moulded architrave under plain transom light, on 2 stone steps. Plinth, band above door height, entablature and blocking course. To each gable a large stone stack with capping, coped verges; the roof surface projects boldly between and at ends of dormers. The layout and proportions suggest a late C18 front which has been modified and raised.
Listing NGR: SY6879873355
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 381944
- 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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