The Crooked House
THE CROOKED HOUSE, BLANDFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324656
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1960
- List Entry Name:
- The Crooked House
- Statutory Address:
- THE CROOKED HOUSE, BLANDFORD ROAD
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- Date:
- 2002-03-03
- Reference:
- IOE01/06307/19
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1324656
- Date first listed:
- 04-Oct-1960
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 11-Jun-1985
- List Entry Name:
- The Crooked House
- Statutory Address 1:
- THE CROOKED HOUSE, BLANDFORD 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:
- THE CROOKED HOUSE, BLANDFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Shillingstone
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 82490 11263
Details
SHILLINGSTONE ST 8211 BLANDFORD ROAD (East side)
9/53 The Crooked House, (formerly listed as 4-10-60 the Garage)
GV II
House, C18 with C19 and C20 extensions.
MATERIALS: Rendered brick in English Bond. Brick stack to south of C18 range and to end of C19 extension. Thatched roof with half hip to north end.
PLAN: One and a half storey cottage.
EXTERIOR: C18 cottage to the centre with two four over four sash windows to ground floor to right of C20 porch. There are two four light casement windows with horizontal glazing bars to the first floor. The two storey C19 extension to the south has a four over four sash window to the ground and first floor. To the north is a single storey extension which extends beyond the rear of the property. There is a four over four sash window to the front. To the rear there is a C20 single storey lean-to extension. There is a four light casement window to the rear of the ground floor of the C19 extension. The thatched roof is hipped at the north end and there are two brick chimney stacks.
INTERIOR: To the interior the original C18 main doorway survives as does an C18 plank door and staircase. There is some timber framing to the principal room indicating an earlier partition wall. There is evidence to the brickwork of the first floor rooms that the roof has been raised and the roof appears to be largely C19 and includes A frame trusses with staggered tenoned purlins.
The C20 extensions to the north (side) and west (rear) elevation are not of interest.
REASONS FOR DESIGNATION DECISION: The Crooked House is listed at Grade II for the following principal reasons: * It has been little altered since it was listed in 1960 * A good example of a vernacular cottage constructed of local materials * The original C18 house remains readable and largely intact, and the later C19 extension demonstrates the development of the cottage * It retains internal fittings including the staircase and an C18 plank door
Listing NGR: ST8249211262
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 103329
- 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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