Listed Building record MDO17036 - The Square and Compasses Inn, Worth Matravers
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Summary
A public house thought to have been built in the eighteenth century, and enlarged in the nineteenth century. The building has colourwashed walls of stone rubble and a stone slate roof with stone chimney stacks. There is a main range of one storey and attic.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 413 (Monograph). SDO149.
‘The following monuments unless otherwise described are of two storeys, or in a few instances of one storey with attics, and have walls of local Purbeck stone rubble and stone-slated roofs; they are of the late 18th or early 19th century. … (8) Square and Compass p.h. (230 yds. N.E.) was enlarged in the 19th century.’
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SDO149 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 413.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SY 97467 77579 (28m by 15m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY97NE |
| Civil Parish | Worth Matravers; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 028 008
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Worth Matravers 8
Record last edited
Aug 23 2024 4:28PM
