Listed Building record MDO16137 - Rose Lea, Witchampton

A house built in the seventeenth century. The building has timber-framed walls and a thatched roof. Interior features are reported to include a brick chimney breast.

Cottage (98870649), of one storey with an attic, with timber-framed walls and a thatched roof, is of 17th century origin. The fireplace at the east end has a brick chimney-breast culminating in a diagonally-set flue. The west fireplace is modern. <1>

Rose Lea, detached 17th c cottage, listed grade 2. (Although the grid reference given by authy 1 falls on the property known as 'Applegarth', it is evident from the DOE description that the reference is to 'Rose Lea' at ST 9886 0649). <2>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 108 (Monograph). SDO129.

‘(9) Cottage (98870649), of one storey with an attic, with timber-framed walls and a thatched roof, is of 17th-century origin. The fireplace at the E. end has a brick chimney-breast culminating in a diagonally-set flue. The W. fireplace is modern. Inside, the plan is of class S.’

<2> DOE (HHR), 1986, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Wimborne District, 67 (Scheduling record). SDO18076.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209301 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 2 2023 7:56PM