Listed Building record MDO23043 - Apple Tree Cottage, Higher Merley Lane, Corfe Mullen

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Summary

Early nineteenth century cob cottage, originally two cottages, with a steep hipped thatched roof.

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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 1, 104 (Monograph). SDO148.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of two storeys with brick walls and tile-covered roofs. ... (17) APPLE TREE COTTAGE, 30 yds. E. of (16), with walls of cob and thatched roofs, was built in the early 19th century as a pair of cottages presenting a unified design with a central chimney-stack and a roof hipped at each end. The N. front too is exactly symmetrical with a doorway towards each end flanking a group of windows, two on the ground floor and two above. '

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 104.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 99178 97951 (9m by 6m)
Map sheet SY99NE
Civil Parish Corfe Mullen; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 3 004 017
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Corfe Mullen 17

Record last edited

May 30 2014 12:25PM

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