Listed Building record MDO17109 - 16 Blind Street, Bere Regis

A detached cottage built in the seventeenth century but with many later additions and alterations. The building has walls of brick and a thatched roof with a brick chimney stack.

Detached cottage, formerly used as a chapel. 17th century origin, enlarged circa 1730 when converted to a Presbyterian chapel, which it remained until 1820 when again conveted to a house. Main range at right angles to road. Brick walls, south gable wall plastered, thatched roof, central brick stack. One storey and attic. Entrance in south gable. (1-2)

Department of the Environment, 1984, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bere Regis, Bloxworth, East Stoke, Lytchett Matravers, and Morden, 2 (Scheduling record). SDO20702.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 20 (Monograph). SDO148.

‘The following houses unless otherwise described are of two storeys with cob walls and thatched roofs; the barns are of similar building materials. … (32) HOUSE, in Blind Street, is of the 17th century but has been extensively altered at several different times.’

<2> Stell, C, 1991, An Inventory of Nonconformist Chapels and Meeting-Houses in South-West England (Monograph). SDO11597.

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1486373 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 22 2024 4:29PM