Manor Farm House

MANOR FARM HOUSE, LITTLE ENGLAND

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1324286
Date first listed:
14-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:
Manor Farm House
Statutory Address:
MANOR FARM HOUSE, LITTLE ENGLAND

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II
List Entry Number:
1324286
Date first listed:
14-Jul-1955
List Entry Name:
Manor Farm House
Statutory Address 1:
MANOR FARM HOUSE, LITTLE ENGLAND

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.

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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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

Location

Statutory Address:
MANOR FARM HOUSE, LITTLE ENGLAND

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:
Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Milborne St. Andrew
National Grid Reference:
SY 80240 97162

Details

MILBORNE SAINT ANDREW SY8097 LITTLE ENGLAND (South side)

11/64 Manor Farm House 14-7-55 GV II

Farm house. On site of, and probably incorporating, part of Milborne House, seat of the Morton and Morton-Pleydell families. This was remodelled in 1729 and largely demolished in 1802 (RCHM). Present structure appears mainly C18. Brick walls, part plastered, with plat band at first floor level. Hipped roof, with lower courses of stone slates, upper courses of tiles. Brick stacks irregularly sited, the original ones with panelled sides and moulded caps. U-shaped plan. 2 storeys and attic, (dormers in east front only). West front has centre recessed section and projecting wings each end. Single-storey lean-to additions along centre section and inner face of left wing. Lean-to along centre section has glazed area, with arched, raised, panel. Panelled door on first floor, above lean-to, 3 casement windows with glazing bars and a small plain window. Left wing has, in end wall, a mullioned and transomed casement window with glazing bars. Blocked window over. Right wing, plastered, has on ground floor, one sash window with glazing bars and moulded architrave. Evidence of earlier, blocked, windows. South front, plastered, has part-glazed door in C20 glazed porch and conservatory. Ground floor has 2 sash windows with glazing bars and moulded architraves. 3 similar windows on first floor.

Internally - carved C18 fireplace surround in hall. Several simpler C18 fireplace surrounds. 2 C19 ornamental fireplace interiors on first floor. Some chamfered ceiling beams. One door on first floor with planted carved mouldings. RCHM Monument 3. (Dorset. Vol. III)

Listing NGR: SY8024097162

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Legacy System number:
103479
Legacy System:
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Sources

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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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