Model Farm Group
MODEL FARM GROUP
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263509
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Model Farm Group
- Statutory Address:
- MODEL FARM GROUP
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- Date:
- 2002-03-28
- Reference:
- IOE01/06665/08
- Rights:
- © Mr Brian Kingsland. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1263509
- Date first listed:
- 25-Apr-1989
- List Entry Name:
- Model Farm Group
- Statutory Address 1:
- MODEL FARM GROUP
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:
- MODEL FARM GROUP
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Durweston
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 85280 07396
Details
ST 80 NW
6/183 WEBSLEY FARM
GV Model Farm Group
II
Model farm group. Mid C19. Banded brickwork and flint, some frame and boarded cladding, slate roofs. An intact courtyard group model farm, with a second stock yard enclosed by walls at a lower level on the north side. Stock yard, with some dividing central walls, has two or three-storey structures on all sides; opposite the entrance is main barn, to left is stable block with cart shed, and a small house, to the right a long arched shelter shed with loft over, and continuous drainage tunnel below. The entrance side to the east, is flanked by a low framed and boarded unit to the right, with a flint gable wall, and to the left a similar, open fronted unit, flanked by small house with 2 and 3 casements and lofty brick stacks. Far right is a hipped end over plain gable wall with brick quoins, central vertical band, and horizontal bands, above a segmental arched opening to a slurry or drainage tunnel; a lean-to, to the right, continuous full length of the return, is framed, with open shed facing stockyard enclosed by walls; upper half of lean-to is boarded, and main wall behind has vertical and horizontal lacing in brick. To right end at low level is brick built kennels. Main barn outer face has large central paired sliding doors, two smaller doors to segmental heads, and 4 other openings. Inner face has wide paired doors to segmental arch, flanked each side by contemporary lean-to structures. Range to south, adjoining approach road, has framed and part-boarded unit, then banded brick and flint run, with wide, segmental headed opening below a loading opening, and a further loading door at mid-length. The inner face of this unit has two casements with small-paned iron units, a 2-light wood casement, 2 segmental headed openings, and a flight of steps to a landing over an arched tunnel, with two plank doors in brick jambs. Interior: main barn has 4 central bays to queen-post trusses, and collar trusses at either end; loft over open-front shelter to the north has series of king post trusses. This is a very well retained complete model farm group, built as part of the Portman Estate by the first Viscount Portman in about 1850, and now Crown Property. (Portman, M; Bryanston : Picture of a Family : 1986)
Listing NGR: ST8528007396
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 103274
- 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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