Listed Building record MDO12759 - 14 Gold Hill, Shaftesbury

House of probably 17th century date. No. 14 and No. 15 Gold Hill were formed out of a single house. Has a thatched roof, but the south gable has been heightened in brickwork and shows that the roof-pitch was formerly less steep.

(ST 8626 2285. Nos. 14 and 15 Gold Hill sited from OS 2500 1965).
Nos. 14 and 15 Gold Hill. Probably C17th House, now two cottages. Two bays in No. 14, 1 bay in No. 15. 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.
(73) House, now two cottages, Nos. 14 and 15, has a thatched roof, but the S. gable has been heightened in brickwork and shows that the roof-pitch was formerly less steep; the original roof-covering may have been of tiles or of stone-slates. Inside, some rooms have deeply chamfered beams and it is reported that one room has a fireplace with an 'arched' stone surround, now hidden. The building may be of 17th-century origin.

<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, 914120 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jun 27 2023 2:57PM