Building record MDO27647 - Lovells Cottages, Burton Road, Marnhull

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Summary

Two eighteenth century cottages, with rubble walls and tiled roof.

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Full Description

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 159 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘Unless otherwise described the following monuments are two-storied and have walls of roughly coursed rubble, and tiled roofs; they are of the 18th century. … (47) Cottages (77481943), two adjacent, are similar to one another except that that to the W. is slightly larger and earlier than the other. Each has a symmetrical two-bay façade with a central doorway with a segmental hood on shaped brackets. The casement windows are modern. In the W. cottage the first floor rests on three large transverse beams with deep stopped chamfers. The fireplace is in the E. wall, with the stairs to the N. of the chimneybreast.’

Sources/Archives (1)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 159.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 77493 19405 (13m by 24m)
Map sheet ST71NE
Civil Parish Marnhull; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 037 047
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Marnhull 47

Record last edited

Nov 6 2017 11:22AM

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