Listed Building record MDO28082 - Harvey's Farm, Plush, Piddletrenthide

A farmhouse built of banded brick and flint, with slate-covered roofs. The building appears to be of 18th-century origin; the main part of the house is 19th-century, but the service rooms at the north end appear to have been built in the 18th century.

'(28) Harvey’s Farm (71550234), house, is two-storied and has walls of banded flint and brick, and slated roofs. The 19th-century main range has a symmetrical W. front of three bays; at the centre is a doorway with a wooden surround and a pediment, and on either side are three-light sashed windows. The service rooms at the N. end of the range are of the 18th century and have iron casement windows with leaded glazing; one room contains an open fireplace with a chamfered bressummer with a raised centre.' {1}

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 219 (Monograph). SDO136.

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Jan 30 2012 10:15AM