Listed Building record MDO26575 - The Swiss Cottage, Chideock

Single cottage built in the late 18th century, in the "Picturesque" tradition. The building has walls of Lias stone and a thatched roof, hipped at both ends.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 17th century; the walls are of stone and the roofs are thatched. Some of the buildings have exposed ceiling-beams and original fireplaces. … (12) House, on the E. side of the road 110 yards S.E. of the church, was built probably early in the 18th century and has 18th-century brick chimney-stacks.' {1}

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 95-96 (Monograph). SDO97.

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Sep 26 2012 12:04PM