78, ELWELL STREET

78, ELWELL STREET

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Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1318864
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1974
List Entry Name:
78, ELWELL STREET
Statutory Address:
78, ELWELL STREET

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1318864
Date first listed:
14-Jun-1974
Date of most recent amendment:
22-Dec-1997
List Entry Name:
78, ELWELL STREET
Statutory Address 1:
78, ELWELL STREET

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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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.

Understanding list entries

Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
78, ELWELL STREET

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Weymouth
National Grid Reference:
SY 66709 84834

Details

WEYMOUTH

SY6684 ELWELL STREET, Upwey 873-1/6/600 (North side) 14/06/74 No.78 (Formerly Listed as: ELWELL STREET, Upwey Nos.74-84 (Even))

GV II

House in row. Early C19. Coursed and squared rubble, concrete tile roof. 2 storeys, 2 windows; 3-light mullion casements to wood lintels, central 4-panel part-glazed C19 door in C20 gabled porch. Brick stack at left gable. The top 3 courses of stonework are more regular than the remainder, suggesting that the roof eaves may have been raised; thatch does not remain under the tiles in this building. INTERIOR: low ceilings, a narrow cross-passage with original panelled partition to the left; the rear door is the original plank and batten. A full width addition runs across the back. The room to left has ceiling rafters exposed. A narrow winder staircase runs transversely to the right, with a section of handrail to the top landing with a twisted newel and diagonal balusters. The first floor left has a wide plank door, and roughly wrought purlins.



Listing NGR: SY6670984834

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
467534
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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