Colliton House
COLLITON HOUSE, GLYDE PATH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1324441
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Colliton House
- Statutory Address:
- COLLITON HOUSE, GLYDE PATH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1324441
- Date first listed:
- 08-May-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Colliton House
- Statutory Address 1:
- COLLITON HOUSE, GLYDE PATH ROAD
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:
- COLLITON HOUSE, GLYDE PATH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Dorchester
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 69052 90792
Details
GLYDE PATH ROAD 1. 5191 (West Side) Colliton House SY 6990 7/3 8.5.50. II* 2. C16 or C17, altered in early C18 (datestone on demolished outhouse was of 1729). Portland ashlar. 2 storeys, with 1 storey south west wing, and 3 storey north east wing. Parapet with moulded coping. North front has 5 ranges of sashes with glazing bars and beaded stone architraves with keys: central 1st floor window has round arch with impost blocks and keystone. Wood entrance porch with beaded panelled sides. Shaped and voluted brackets andposts in front supporting entablature and pediment enriched with egg-and-dart. Door with enriched architrave and fielded panelling. Above porch is cartouche containing arms of th Churchill family, former owners. South elevation has 3 C16/C17 gables terminated by massive C18 brick stacks which have blind arcading with ashlar imposts, archivolts and keys. North east wing has 4 ranges of sashes with glazing bars and moulded stone architraves with keystones. 1 rainwater head and down pipe of C18. South west wing is red brick, has modillioned eaves cornice, hipped stone slate roof, and 2 windows with hollow chamfered stone mullions and casements with iron glazing bars (1 lead). Interior Ground floor room at east end has 1 panelled partition of apparently Cl6 date. Very good early C18 staircase with fluted composite columnar newels, alternately fluted and spiral fluted balusters, elaborately carved open string, wainscotting to dado level, ramped to muntins opposite newels: fielded panelling with fluted pilasters and enriched cornice at 1st semi-landing West ground floor room has arcaded recesses at west end. Room in south west wing has moulded plaster cornice and coved ceiling.
Listing NGR: SY6905290792
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 104281
- 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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