Listed Building record MDO14372 - Two Sets of Gate piers and attached Garden Walls South and West of Clifton House, Clifton Maybank

[ST 57531386] GATEWAY [G.T.] (Remains of).

The Gateway. At the position indicated on the O.S. 6" there is a gateway into the garden of Clifton Maubank. It is 3.5 m. wide and consists of probably 18thc. brick pillars, square and plain, which are contemporary with the brick wall around the garden. Each pillar has a footing of moulded Ham Hill stone, 0.9 m. square and 0.2m. above ground but whether these footings are earlier or contemporary with the pillars could not be decided.

Each of the two pillars is surmounted by a carved stone horse's head, obviously connected with the horsey family, but not in situ if part of an old gateway.

<1> Hutchins, J, 1873, The history and antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 4. 3rd edition, 425-6, 430 (Monograph). SDO10245.

<2> Heath, S, and Prideaux, W, 1907, Some Dorset Manor Houses, 77 (Monograph). SDO17596.

<3> Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1913, Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society for 1913, pxxxvii (meeting) (Serial). SDO18633.

<4> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, OS 6" 1938 (Map). SWX1540.

<5> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 98-99 (Monograph). SDO97.

<6> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 06-JUL-55 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<6.1> Oral information, correspondence (not archived) or staff comments, Oral: Mrs G Turnbull 2.7.55 (Owner & Occupier) Clifton Maybank Sherborne (Unpublished document). SWX999.

<7> DOE (HHR), 1987, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of South Somerset 1987, Montacute. Oct-87 66 (Scheduling record). SDO18635.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, MDO14370 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 4 2022 1:21PM