Thistle House and Attached Brick Terrace Wall
THISTLE HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK TERRACE WALL, AXMINSTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228489
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Thistle House and Attached Brick Terrace Wall
- Statutory Address:
- THISTLE HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK TERRACE WALL, AXMINSTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1228489
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Thistle House and Attached Brick Terrace Wall
- Statutory Address 1:
- THISTLE HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK TERRACE WALL, AXMINSTER 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:
- THISTLE HOUSE AND ATTACHED BRICK TERRACE WALL, AXMINSTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wootton Fitzpaine
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 35079 94582
Details
SY 39 SE WOOTTON FITZPAINE AXMINSTER ROAD
5/203 Thistlegate House and attached brick terrace wall
- II
Large house in grounds. Dated 1911, by F W Troup. Brick walls (Dutch clinkers) in stretcher bond with tiled strings. Tiled roof with slight bell-cast profile and projecting eaves, hipped at both ends with a small gablet to right hand. 2 brick stacks to west elevation with flat strings and cornices, at ridge. U-plan house, with main elevations to south and west. West elevation: 2 storeys. 4 windows: wooden cross-transom casements with segmental heads and small leaded lights. Front door, set- in from wall face creating a porch effect. Segmental brick head carried down on octagonal stone piers, with moulded capitals and bases. Canted bay over with 4 light casements, balanced by same at other end. No window cills. South east ridge of house has small bellcote. Interior: heavy chamfered beams with run-out stops, of Vernacular Revival style, carried on corbels. Stone fireplace to Drawing Room. Plank-and-muntin studded doors. Wooden staircase with heavy turned columns and newel with double-head.
Attached brick terrace wall along south front, of openwork brick trellis- design and brick piers at intervals of 3 metres. East front has brick floored terrace carrying brick columns supporting trellis-work. Brick stairs at south east corner join terracing to garden.
Listing NGR: SY3507994582
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 403085
- 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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