Listed Building: BEAMINSTER YOUTH CENTRE (394809)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | |
| Volume/Map/Item | 68/7/133 |
| Date assigned | 22 December 1983 |
| Date last amended |
Description
BEAMINSTER PROUT HILL (formerly ST 4701/4801 listed as Prout Bridge) (WEST SIDE) 7/133 No 6 (Beaminster Youth Centre) GV II
Former Police House and Magistrates Court now used as Youth Centre. Early C19. Lias ashlar walls with plinth. Slate roof with stone gable-copings and cavetto- moulded kneelers. One brick stack at left hand gable. 3 storeys. 3 windows, sashes with narrow glazing-bars and gauged stone voussoirs. Front Door, at centre, with small bracketed stone pediment over. Wooden door with 3 recess-panels. Right-hand: studded plank door with elliptical arch head. Left-hand: carriage-entrance with elliptical gauged stone voussoirs. Long rear wing, of 2 storeys and 6 windows. Segment-headed windows. Two C20 doors, and 3 C20 stone sleeper buttresses. Interior: elliptical ceiled roof in rear wing, formerly that of magistrate's court. Prisoner's cells formerly underneath, now all converted to gymnasium.
Listing NGR: ST4809501232
Location
| Grid reference | ST 4809 0123 (point) |
|---|---|
| District (historic) | West Dorset |
| Civil Parish | Beaminster; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
- View details on the National Heritage List for England (From EH UDS to Legacy x-reference)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Oct 29 2018 9:52AM