Listed Building record MDO10701 - Knapp Farmhouse, Benville Lane, Corscombe

A farmhouse built in the late 17th century. The building has walls of stone rubble with stone quoins and a tiled roof with a chimney stack of brick covered in render. A cottage and stable are attached at one end.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 107 (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. … (17) Benville Knap Farm, house over 1½ m. S.E. of the church, has an 18th-century addition on the E. The S. front has two original four-light windows with a continuous label; there are two three-light windows above. Inside the building is an original muntin and plank partition.’

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Oct 23 2018 12:31PM