West House
WEST HOUSE, BACK LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324130
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1956
- List Entry Name:
- West House
- Statutory Address:
- WEST HOUSE, BACK LANE
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- Reference:
- IOE01/15859/13
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324130
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1956
- List Entry Name:
- West House
- Statutory Address 1:
- WEST HOUSE, BACK LANE
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:
- WEST HOUSE, BACK LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Piddletrenthide
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 70336 99767
Details
SY 70 NW PIDDLETRENTHIDE BACK LANE
12/203 26-1-56 West House GV II
House, west range probably C17, south range C18. Banded flint and rubble and brick (Flemish bond). Tiled roof with gabled and half-hipped ends. Various brick stacks. 2 storeys, South facade of 5 bays. Sashes with glazing bars under gauged brick heads except to east end of ground floor which has 2-light, square headed stone windows. North end of west range has 2-storey bow window. Early C19 doorway with pedimented hood. Internal features: (RCHM): late C18 stairs with panelled pine dadoes,woulded handrails, newel-posts with clustered shafts and geometric trellis in place of balusters. RCHM, Dorset, vol III, p 217, no 11.
Listing NGR: SY7033699767
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 104934
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset III Central, (1970), 217
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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