Pensbury House
PENSBURY HOUSE, MOTCOMBE ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1218389
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Pensbury House
- Statutory Address:
- PENSBURY HOUSE, MOTCOMBE ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1218389
- Date first listed:
- 15-Oct-1973
- List Entry Name:
- Pensbury House
- Statutory Address 1:
- PENSBURY HOUSE, MOTCOMBE ROAD
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:
- PENSBURY HOUSE, MOTCOMBE ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shaftesbury
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 86340 23552
Details
1. 1615 MOTCOMBE ROAD Pensbury House ST 8623 5/201 II* 2. Mid C18 structure at south-west end. Garden front facing north-west of 2 storeys, 5 bays. Ashlar. Slate roof. Panelled parapet. Centre bay projects slightly forward and has a triangular pediment over. Stringcourse. Moulded cornice. Windows 3 panes wide in frames; moulded archivolts with keystones. In centre bay round-headed doorway with moulded archivolt (with triple keystone) on pilasters; flanked by taller pilasters with entablature with triangular pediment over. Contemporary rainwater head in corner behind central bay. Road front of 2 storeys, 3 bays. Ashlar. 2nd bay also projects, and 3rd bay also projects but slightly less. Moulded cornice and parapet with triangular pediment over central bay; panelled parapet over. Windows 3 panes wide in reveals; stone architraves; small keystones. Doorway with stone architrave; triangular pediment on scroll brackets. C19 wing at north east end, 2 storeys. 3 windows. Left hand bay projects forward. Date 1863 below one of the windows.
Listing NGR: ST8634023552
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 102081
- 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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