Little Bindon
LITTLE BINDON
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1323346
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Little Bindon
- Statutory Address:
- LITTLE BINDON
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1323346
- Date first listed:
- 20-Nov-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Little Bindon
- Statutory Address 1:
- LITTLE BINDON
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:
- LITTLE BINDON
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- West Lulworth
- National Grid Reference:
- SY8305279865
Details
SY 8280, SY 8279, SY 8180, SY 8179, SY 8379
17/271 WEST LULWORTH
20.11.59 Little Bindon
II*
(Small chapel with attached cottage on west). Early C13 origin - property of Bindon
Abbey. Original form and purpose not known, but foundations discovered in the area
suggest it was part of a larger complex. Chapel re-roofed and part reconstructed in
C15. Cottage altered - probably in C17. Substantial party wall between chapel and
cottage suggests that the building was always divided in two units. Possibly chapel
with attached priest's house. (c/f St Margaret, Pamphill, Dorset, and Black Chapel,
North End by Ford End, Essex)
Rubble stone walls, tiled roof with stone eaves courses and gables with parapets.
Rendered brick stack. Simple rectangular plan, chapel and cottage in line. Later
stone extension west of cottage - now ruinous. Cottage has one main room on ground
floor, and two small service rooms adjoining chapel. No evidence of internal
communication between chapel and cottage. Single-storey, with attic to cottage
only. North (entrance) elevation has, in chapel, a C13 stone doorway, and two large
"lancet" windows with brick surrounds and lead lights - probably C18. Three
buttresses - probably post-medieval. C13 carved stone corbel at east end. Cottage
has stone porch with tiled roof. Ground floor has two timber windows with glazing
bars. Attic has two gabled dormers with horizontally sliding sashes with glazing
bars.
South elevation is similar, but without entrances or dormers. Cottage has two small
windows under the eaves.
East elevation of chapel has lancet window - this appear original.
Internally, the chapel has a pointed plastered waggon roof with moulded ribs and
wall plates - probably C15. Roof timbers concealed, but believed to be of similar
date.
Cottage has large open fireplace with cambered timber lintel, stone jambs and bread
oven. One chamfered ceiling beam. Chapel apparently disused since the Dissolution
and used for storage - not incorporated into cottage.
RCHM Monument 2.
Listing NGR: SY8305279865
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 108723
- 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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