Stock Gaylard House

STOCK GAYLARD HOUSE

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1324496
Date first listed:
04-Oct-1960
List Entry Name:
Stock Gaylard House
Statutory Address:
STOCK GAYLARD HOUSE
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
II*
List Entry Number:
1324496
Date first listed:
04-Oct-1960
List Entry Name:
Stock Gaylard House
Statutory Address 1:
STOCK GAYLARD 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.

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Corrections and minor amendments

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:
STOCK GAYLARD HOUSE

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

District:
Dorset (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Lydlinch
National Grid Reference:
ST 72205 13007

Details

LYDLINCH STOCK GAYLARD ST 71 SW 4/70 Stock Gaylard House 4.10.60 G.V. II* Country house, eastern parts early C18 (dated 1712 by oral tradition), remodelled and extended westwards late C18 with further C19 additions. Late C18 work probably for John Berkeley Burland. Rubble walls, mostly rendered with mainly hipped stone slate roofs and some slates. Brick stacks. East facade: Symmetrical 2 storeys and attic; 2.3.2.Pedimented centre pavilion projects slightly. Sash windows with moulded stone architraves All but the 3 upper floor centre windows (which have plate glass dated 1867) have glazing bars. Central glazed door flanked by stone pilasters bearing a dentilled pediment. To the rear is a late C18 kitchen range (possibly once detached) with mullioned and transomed windows with leaded-lights. Internal features: some rooms have late C18 plasterwork friezes; hall has fireplace with mutules below mantleshelf and bearing swags with portrait medallion of John Berkley Burland above; drawing room has raised ceiling and wooden fireplace bearing wreathed musical instruments; dining room has recess flanked by Ionic columns; various late C18 doorways and fireplaces. Late C18 stair with open strings, scrolled spandrels, newel posts in form of Doric columns and moulded, ramped handrails. Landing opening overlooking stair flanked by 2 Ionic columns. "RCHM, Dorset, vol III" p 139, no 5.

Listing NGR: ST7220513007

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Legacy System number:
102571
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1970), 139

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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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