Listed Building record MDO3529 - Barn at Manor Farm, Ashmore, Ashmore

[Note: Most of the following info from the NRHE database entry for 209931 refers to MDO27075. Only the last 2 paragraphs relate to the barn MDO3529.]

(ST 91051778) Manor Farm formerly (NAT) Manor House (NR). <2>

The manor house stood about 200 yards to the west of the church. A few traces of it still remain. <1>

A large farmstead; the ancient Manor House dates from the 15th century, and such a date seems unlikely. <3>

ST 91051779 Manor Farm, a two storied house with walls of ashlar and squared rubble and tile covered roofs. The walls of the south west range are up to 4 feet thick and might be Medieval. Some of the rooms in this range have chamfered beams, probably of the 17th century. <5>

Manor Farm (name confirmed); the farmhouse remains in a good state of repair; it is not outstanding. <6>

16/6 II Manor Farmhouse

House ashlar and tiled. S.E. gable has moulded stone copings. 2s. Wing at rear has rubble and flint walling. Sashes and casements. Symmetrical elevation. ? C. 16 and later.

16/64 II Barn at Manor Farm

Rubble and flint. Probably C. 17. Grade II group value. <7>

<1> Hutchins, J, 1868, The History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset. Volume 3. 3rd edition, 369-70 (Monograph). SDO11486.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 25 inch scale map, 1928 (Map). SDO18020.

<3> Ordnance Survey, 1928, Ordnance Survey Object Name Book reference revision 1928, Rev. O.N.B. 1928, 6 (Unpublished document). SWX1205.

<4> DOE (HHR), Oct 1951, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Shaftesbury RD, 1 (Scheduling record). SDO17584.

<5> Edwards, D W, Field Investigator's Comments DE, F1 DE 17-JAN-56 (Unpublished document). SDO18341.

<6> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 2 (Monograph). SDO99.

<7> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F2 GB 20-DEC-77 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209931 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 11 2023 5:34PM