Listed Building: THE WAR OFFICE (103227)
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| Grade | II |
|---|---|
| Authority | Historic England |
| Volume/Map/Item | 434/10/137 |
| Date assigned | 24 June 1985 |
| Date last amended |
Description
ST 8614 IWERNE MINSTER HIGHER STREET
10/137 The War Office
GV II
Shelter containing notice boards c.1920 by Giles Gilbert Scott for J. Ismay.
Square rubbble walls with Doulting stone dressings, tiled roof. Gable has
sculpted relief of Mercury with electric rays emanating from his hands
representing the dissemination of news by wireless. The shelter stems from
the practice, established during World War I, of posting newspapers of a
variety of political views, together with telegraph bulletins, on a board
over the village pump for the information of villagers. It is now used
as a general parish notice board. (P Anderson Graham 'Iwerne Minster
before, during and after the Great War', privately printed, probably 1927).
Listing NGR: ST8667814514
Location
| Grid reference | ST 8667 1451 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | Iwerne Minster; Dorset |
| District (historic) | North Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
External Links (1)
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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Record last edited
Dec 23 2019 10:07AM