Listed Building record MDO12758 - 13 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

Two-storeyed house, probably 17th century, with rubble walls and tiled roofs. The front wall is continuous with No 14 Gold Hill; which is thought to be C17th.

(ST 8626 2286. No. 13 Gold Hill sited from OS 2500 1965).
No. 13 Gold Hill. C18th or earlier cottage. The front wall is continuous with No 14 which is thought to be C17th. Grade II. <1-2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 69 (Monograph). SDO99.

Gold Hill is a steep lane connecting High Street with St. James's Street (Plate 64). On the W. it is flanked by a high stone wall (75), and on the E. by a number of cottages. Unless otherwise described the cottages are of the 18th century and are two-storeyed, with rubble walls and tiled roofs; the plans generally are of class S.
(72) Cottage, No. 13, is probably of the 17th century since the front wall is continuous with that of (73).

<2> Department of the Environment, 1973, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorset (Borough of Shaftesbury), 32 (Scheduling record). SDO16496.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 914109 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:57PM