Building record MDO39073 - Clapcott's Farmhouse, Spetisbury

A farmhouse built in the 17th century, with later extensions and alterations. The walls of the building are of rubble and it has a modern tiled roof. Surviving internal features are reported to include chamfered ceiling beams.

Clapcott's Farmhouse, of two storeys, has rubble walls and a modern tiled roof. The original 17th century range has been extended to the east, west and north, the walls have been heightened and all the windows are modern. <1>

<1> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 245 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘(8) CLAPCOTT'S FARM (91010307), house, 150 yds. N. of (1), is a two-storied farmhouse with rubble walls and a modern tiled roof. The central part of the building is of the 17th century; it has a square-headed doorway in the S. wall, with chamfered ashlar jambs and head. Inside, the two ground-floor rooms have stop-chamfered ceiling beams. The original range has been extended to E., W. and N., the walls have been heightened and all windows are modern.’

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1978 (Map). SDO17396.

(ST 91010307) Clapcott's Farm (NAT)

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209666 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Jan 11 2023 8:06PM