Listed Building record MDO11979 - 133-139 North Allington, Bridport

133-139 North Allington is an example of an earlier rural building becoming absorbed into a suburban context. The original house, probably built in 17th century retains the original window and door surrounds. It has an elongated plan with a cross passage and a probable stone- floored hall. It was converted into a terrace of small houses by piecemeal additions.

133-139 North Allington is an example of an earlier rural building becoming absorbed into a suburban context. The Original house, Nos. 133-135, was probably built in 17th century and is of hammer dressed stone, with freestone dressings, including the original window and door surrounds. It has an elongated plan with a cross passage and a probable stone- floored hall. It was converted into a terrace of small houses by piecemeal additions. (1) (2) It has a modern tiled roof.

Internally there are exposed chamfered ceiling beams and a plank partition (1)

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 51-52 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Jones, B V and Williams, M, 2002, Bridport: An Assessment of Townscape & Buildings, 33 (Unpublished document). SDO10497.

<3> Historic England, Historic England Archive, 2K/04666 (Index). SDO14738.

133 TO 139 NORTH ALLINGTON

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF111624 (Index). SDO14738.

Bridport Project

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 867332 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Dec 21 2022 4:50PM