Aller Farm House
Aller Farm House, Lower Ansty, DT2 7PX
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324259
- Date first listed:
- 10-Oct-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Aller Farm House
- Statutory Address:
- Aller Farm House, Lower Ansty, DT2 7PX
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324259
- Date first listed:
- 10-Oct-1985
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 29-Jan-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Aller Farm House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Aller Farm House, Lower Ansty, DT2 7PX
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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:
- Aller Farm House, Lower Ansty, DT2 7PX
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Hilton
- National Grid Reference:
- ST7669603020
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 07/10/2019
ST70SE
2/19
HILTON
Lower Ansty
Aller Farm House
(Formerly listed under ALLER LANE, previously listed as Allen Farm House)
GV
II
Farm house. Originally two houses - possibly a unit system, linked by roofing over a narrow passage between them. Left hand house late C15-early C16. Right-hand house probably early C17 but altered, and extended to right in C18 or C19. Flint and rubble stone walls with some brick dressings. Hipped thatched roof; brick stacks along ridge.
Five buttresses to front wall. Flush panel door in C20 thatched porch. Ground floor has nine casement windows, one with lead lights, the rest with glazing bars; some in altered openings. Attic has ten dormers, five with lead lights, one with cast iron glazing, four with casements with glazing bars, C20 two storeyed rear extension in matching construction; also a small flat-roofed extension. Left hand section originally an end-hall house, with two-bay hall open to the roof, and service rooms on right. Hall floored over and stack inserted, early C17. This section retains two smoke-blackened jointed cruck trusses, the centre turns off the hall with braced collar. Part of cruck post visible on ground floor. Shouldered arched doorway on ground floor. Inserted stack has stone jambs and timber lintel. Deep chamfered beams to inserted floor. Part of a second inserted stack remains, with large open fireplace. In right-hand section, some chamfered ceiling beams. Considerably restored c1980, but early internal features retained.
Front boundary wall of flint and brick.
RCHM Monument 26 (Dorset. Vol.III.)
Listing NGR: ST7669603020
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 103432
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1970)
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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