Listed Building record MDO10648 - 12 The Square, Beaminster

Attached corner house, now commercial premises, dated 1687. It is of two storeys and attics, with coursed stone walls. 19th century shop window. House and attached grocers.

Built late 18th century with 1780 given as the date of establishment on the shop front. The house has ashlar stone walls with a slate roof. The shop is attached at the right and has iron railings to the street. There is also a continuous outshut at the rear of the premises under the original roof. <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 25 (Monograph). SDO97.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are thatched or covered with modern materials. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams and original fireplaces. … (36) House with shop, on the N. corner of North Street and the Market Place, has several stone-mullioned windows with labels. On the N. front is a gabled dormer with a panel inscribed "This town burnt in 1684 House rebuilt in 1687 W.L.". Inside the building is an original fireplace with a four-centred arch in a square head.'

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1160835 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 10 2022 10:50AM