Minterne Magna House
MINTERNE MAGNA HOUSE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1324164
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-1976
- List Entry Name:
- Minterne Magna House
- Statutory Address:
- MINTERNE MAGNA HOUSE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1324164
- Date first listed:
- 07-Apr-1976
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 21-May-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Minterne Magna House
- Statutory Address 1:
- MINTERNE MAGNA HOUSE
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:
- MINTERNE MAGNA HOUSE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Minterne Magna
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 66032 04184
Details
ST 60 SE MINTERNE MAGNA MINTERNE MAGNA VILLAGE (EAST SIDE) 8/165 7-4-76 Minterne Magna House (formerly listed as Minterne House) GV II*
Country House, 1904-6 by Leonard Stokes for Lord Digby. Walls of squared, coursed and dressed rubble and ashlar. Ham Hill stone throughout. Stone slated roofs with stone copings and variously positioned ashlar stacks. Free and eclectic use of styles, the exterior being largely of 'perpendicular' gothic and 'Jacobethan' derivation whilst the interior is largely baroque and 'Adamesque' Plan: 2 storey main hall leading from a vestibule with other rooms leading from spine corridors on both floors. Servants' wings (now flats) to west and north. Billiard room set at an angle to main range to the south-west. East tower of 4 storeys. Main range is largely 2 storeys with attics. South front: symmetrical; 11 bays plus billiard room wing. 3 canted bays of 2 storeys with 2 stone gables between; rusticated and pilasters. 2 and 3-light stone, mullioned and transomed windows; central round headed doorway with keystone and bulls-eye window over; moulded cornice bearing carvings; embattled parapet. North front: U-plan with central porch; plain ashlar and rusticated pilasters. 2 storey hall windows to left of porch of 3-lights with 'perpendicular' tracery under square heads; similar first floor window over porch; other windows are stone mullioned and mullioned and transomed under square heads with labels; round porch hoods; embattled parapet with cornice below. East facade; similar mullioned fenestration with 2 storey bow window; tower flanked by capped, fluted pilasters. Internal features: hall in the baroque style with a barrel-vaulted roof, coupled Ionic pilasters, a carved wooden gallery; and an elaborately carved chimney piece in marble with side-scrolls originally intended for Eaton Hall; tapestry room designed to house tapestries by Judocus de Vos with reset allegorical ceiling painting said to be by Thornhill and a reset C18 fireplace with key- pattern inlay; other rooms with baroque and Adamesque decoration and reset Cl8 chimneypieces. Aslet, Clive, "Minterne Magna I and II", in Country Life, Feb 21st, 1980 pp 498-501 and Feb 28th, 1980 pp 574-7. Newman J and Pevsner, N, Buildings of England: Dorset, Penguin, 1972, pp 295-6, Taylor, N, Minterne House and Leonard Stokes, manuscript notes.
Listing NGR: ST6603204184
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 104895
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Newman, J, The Buildings of England: Dorset, (1972), 295-296
Country Life in 21 February, (1980), 498-501
Country Life in 28 February, (1980), 574-577
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 12 Dorset,
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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