Listed Building: FORDE GRANGE, THE BARN WITH ATTACHED FARMBUILDINGS TO NORTH (104679)
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| Grade | II* |
|---|---|
| Authority | Historic England |
| Volume/Map/Item | 1147/3/116 |
| Date assigned | 08 April 1983 |
| Date last amended |
Description
ST 30 SE THORNCOMBE WHEELHOUSE LANE 3/116 Forde Grange, The Barn with attached farmbuildings to North GV II* Barn. Early C16. Rubble walls with stone quoins, dressings and buttresses. Slate roof with stone coping to West gable. Apex as a small pyramidal base. Open to roof. Seven bays between the buttress (5) with loopholes. Porches on North side with buttresses and pitched gables. Dovecote inserted into East gable wall with square pigeon-holes, possibly C18. Interior: .Raised full and jointed crucks with chamfered tie-beams and arch-braced collars. Three sets of Through Purlins. Porch bay has raised jointed crucks and wind-braces. Wall thickens at 6 feet high to take the raised crucks. Loopholes splayed on the inside. Attached cart-shed on North-West, early C19. Rubble walls with brick dressings. Attached cow-house, later C19. Source: R.C.H.M. Dorset I, p. 247(6).
Listing NGR: ST3661204652
Location
| Grid reference | ST 3661 0465 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Thorncombe; Dorset |
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
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- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Aug 5 2019 10:52AM