Listed Building: READING ROOM COTTAGE AND THE OLD READING ROOM (402257)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 150/11/227 |
| Date assigned | 11 November 1966 |
| Date last amended |
Description
SY 5195 & 5196 POWERSTOCK POWERSTOCK VILLAGE 11-11-1966 11/227 Reading Room Cottage and the Old Reading Room
GV II
Attached Cottage and former reading room. Mid C18. Rubble stone walls. Thatch roof, hipped at left hand, with a stone gable-coping at right hand. One brick stack at left hand hip apex, C20. One brick stack at ridge centre. 1½ (left) and one storey. 4 windows, 3-light wooden casements with horizontal glazing-bars. Wooden cills. Former Reading Room has 2 tall 3--light windows with a high wooden transom rebuilt. Small square window on the gable end. Front doors (Reading Room Cottage); plank with a wooden lintel over. (Old Reading Room) plank with one glass light. Interior: (left hard) C19 cooking-range in situ. Slightly chamfered ceiling-beam. Source: R.C.H.M. Dorset I, p 185(17).
Listing NGR: SY5166996243
Location
| Grid reference | SY 5166 9624 (point) |
|---|---|
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Powerstock; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Nov 5 2018 11:59AM