The Stables
THE STABLES, 1-8, WALPOLE COURT
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324017
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Stables
- Statutory Address:
- THE STABLES, 1-8, WALPOLE COURT
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- Date:
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- Reference:
- IOE01/10817/29
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324017
- Date first listed:
- 10-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- The Stables
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE STABLES, 1-8, WALPOLE COURT
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:
- THE STABLES, 1-8, WALPOLE COURT
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Athelhampton and Puddletown
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 75950 94461
Details
PUDDLETOWN SY 7594 WALPOLE COURT
14/116 Nos 1 to 8 (consecutive), The Stables
GV II
Former stables, coach house, and cottages to ilsington House (qv) now converted to 8 residential units. Dated 1868, converted c1984. Brick walls, with some stone dressings, slate roofs, part hipped part gabled. Part single storey, part one storey and attics part 2 storeys. Buildings grouped round 3 sides of courtyard, open to south. Nos 1 and 2 form the east range. Mainly single storey, 2 ledged doors, and 6 sashes with glazing bars under gauged arches. At south end of No. 1, a 2-storey block, with hipped roof. Plain casements on each floor. No. 3 the north range, the original coach house. Replanned on 2 floors. Hipped roof. Central projecting gabled bay. 3 large elliptical arched openings, now filled with glazing in timber frames. In centre bay, above opening, a sundial and bull's eye window. Nos 4 and 5 form the west range. 2 storeys. Central projecting gabled bay, with sack hoist. 2 battened doors (one in the bay) with fanlights, under gauged arches. 5 sashes with glazing bars on ground floor, and 6 on first floor. Nos. 6 and 7, original cottages, at south end of Nos. 4 and 5. Facing the courtyard, a gabled projecting wing. Battened door with fanlight in stone shouldered arched opening. Also in this wing, ground and first floors each have a stone mullioned window with cast iron glazing, under hoodmould. Right of gable a similar single light window on each floor. On south elevation, a ledged door, with fanlight, in stone shouldered arched opening, with slight projection. At right end a projecting gabled wing, with date plaque, 18b8. In gable, ground floor has a 3-light stone mullioned winnow, as described above. Similar 2-light window on first floor. Left of the wing, on ground floor, one 2-light and one 3-light similar window. On first floor, one single light and two 2-light similar windows. 2 brick stacks on ridge, with plinths and oversailing caps. No. 8, west of Nos. 4 and 5, has, facing west, a projecting bell turret containing, on ground floor, a ledged door with fanlight in stone shouldered arched opening. Stone offset above door, and second date plaque. The turret, rising above eaves, has a lead spire, square on plan. Bell-cote below this with stone traceried sides. In the main range, ground floor has two 2-light and one single-lignt stone mullioned window as described above. Similar windows on first floor, without hoodmoulds. One brick stack on ridge. A good conversion.
Listing NGR: SY7595494434
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 106304
- 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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