Listed Building record MDO14424 - Old Schoolhouse, Oborne

The former schoolhouse, originally built in the 17th century as parsonage, and now converted to residential use. The building has walls of rubble and a thatched roof.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century and of two storeys; the walls are of rubble and the roofs are thatched or covered with modern materials. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams and original fireplaces. … (7) Schoolhouse, the old parsonage, 60 yards E. of the modern church, retains some original but partly restored stone-mullioned windows on the E. front. The actual school-room is of one storey.' {1}

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 176 (Monograph). SDO97.

Record last edited

Feb 3 2012 4:42AM