Listed Building record MDO17241 - Home Farm House, Morden

East Morden farmhouse has walls of brick and carstone rubble and a slated roof. The original house was built probably in the late 16th or early 17th century with stone walls, and was of one storey with attics. The existing entrance and a wing at the back were added in the 18th century, and the house was heightened to give two full storeys in the late 19th century.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 171 (Monograph). SDO148.

'These monuments, unless otherwise described, are of one storey and attics or two storeys with walls of cob, in most cases patched or refaced with brick, and thatched roofs; they are of the late 18th or early 19th century. Buildings for which there is no individual entry are covered by the description above. … (6) East Morden Farm, house (Plate 47), has walls of brick and carstone rubble and a slated roof. The original house was built probably in the late 16th or early 17th century with stone walls and was of one storey and attics and on a three-room plan, the fireplace of the centre room backing on a through passage. At the beginning of the 18th century the house was partly rebuilt in brick; the existing entrance, flanked by brick pilasters under a moulded brick cornice, and the central panelled chimney-stack are of this date. A little later in the 18th century a back wing was added. In the late 19th century the upper part of the house was rebuilt to give two full storeys, the level of the apex of the roof remaining unaltered, the main range was extended towards the E. and further additions were made along the back. Internally the original plan remains but all the fittings have been renewed.'

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 457335 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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