Listed Building record MDO13526 - Bussey Stool Lodge, Tollard Green, Farnham

Early 18th century cottage, of one storey with attics, has brick walls and tiled roofs. The central part of the range dates from early in the 18th century. Later in the 18th century the range was extended to the north east and south west.

(ST 93161629) Bussey Stool Lodge (NAT). <2>

A cottage, of one storey with attics, has brick walls and tiled roofs. The central part of the range dates from early in the 18th century and comprises two rooms, one with an open fireplace and oven. Later in the 18th century the range was extended to the north east and south west. <1, 3>

<1> DOE (HHR), 1954, List of Buildings of Special Historic or Architectural Interest: Blandford Rural District, 5 (Scheduling record). SDO17701.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

<3> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 18, No 3 (Monograph). SDO99.

(3) Bussey Stool Lodge (93161629), cottage, of one storey with attics, has brick walls and tiled roofs. The central part of the range dates from early in the 18th century and comprises two rooms, one with an open fireplace and oven, the other unheated; it is built with unusually large bricks. Inside, the rooms have lightly chamfered beams with ogee stops. Later in the 18th century the range was extended to N.E. and S.W., the N.E. extension containing a larder with ceiling hooks, perhaps for venison, the S.E. extension containing a living room, a stable and a loft.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209988 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 6 2023 4:07PM