Listed Building record MDO23648 - Sadborow House, Sadborow, Thorncombe

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Summary

Country House in small park. Built between 1773 and 1775 by John Johnson, for John Bragge and cost £2,589 2s 4½d. On the site of an earlier house.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Sadborow was built between 1773 and 1775 on an earlier site, and is a three storeyed stone house with a Ham Hill ashlar facing. A two storey wing was added on the west in 1843, when minor additions and alterations were also made in neo-Grecian style. The house is a good example of its period. (2-3)

Sadborow House. Grade II*. (4-5)


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 246-7 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 421 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1968 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 37320202) Sadborow (NAT)

<4> Department of the Environment, 1983, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorset (Parishes of Bettiscombe, Marshwood and Thorncombe), 49 (Scheduling record). SDO16425.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 191505 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (5)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 246-7.
  • <2> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 421.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1968.
  • <4> Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Dorset (Parishes of Bettiscombe, Marshwood and Thorncombe). 49.
  • <5> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 191505.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 37332 02020 (33m by 24m)
Map sheet ST30SE
Civil Parish Thorncombe; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 112 004 A
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 30 SE 7
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 191505
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Thorncombe 4

Record last edited

Nov 11 2022 11:44AM

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