Listed Building record MDO43307 - Nash Court, Marnhull

A large stone house with a hall range and a large crosswing. The crosswing may date from the late 16th or 17th century, but was altered and extended in the 19th century and the early 20th century. The hall ranges may date from the 18th century but was refenestrated or rebuilt in 1885. In 1979 Nash Court was didvided into three separate dwellings, Nash Court, Manor House and Nash Lodge.

NASH COURT (78151967), house, 5/8 m. N. of the parish church, is two-storied with attics and has walls of ashlar and coursed
rubble, and slated roofs. Although the house was the birth-place of the artist Giles Hussey in 1710, the present structure
appears to be almost entirely of the late 19th century, albeit in Tudor style. Nevertheless, the thickness of the E., W. and S.
walls of a gabled wing which projects from the S. front towards its E. end show that part of an earlier building is incorporated
in the present house; these walls are up to 4 ft. in thickness and have chamfered plints 6 ft. high; they are probably of the
16th or 17th century. The W. wall of the projecting wing contains an 18th-century window, now blocked. Inside the house, one room has late 18th-century panelling and other rooms have dados of reset 17th-century oak panelling. <2>

Nash Court was mentioned in a property schedule of 1560. <3>

(ST 7815 1967) 'Nash Court' name confirmed remains as described by RCHM <2>, and in an excellent state of preservation. A
cartouche over the south porch is dated 1885. <4>

The house formerly known as "Nash Court", has been recently divided into three separate tenements named "Nash Court",
"Manor House" and "The Lodge" see AM ST 7819. <5>

Listed. For the designation record of this site please see The National Heritage List for England. <6>

English Heritage. 2012. 'English Heritage: The National Heritage List for England' <http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1396575> [Accessed 06-JUN-2012]

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1962 (Map). SWX1540.

(ST 78151967) Nash Court

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 157 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘(31) NASH COURT (78151967), house, 5/8 m. N. of the parish church, is two-storied with attics and has walls of ashlar and coursed rubble, and slated roofs. Although the house was the birth-place of the artist Giles Hussey in 1710, the present structure appears to be almost entirely of the late 19th century, albeit in Tudor style. Nevertheless, the thickness of the E., W. and S. walls of a gabled wing which projects from the S. front towards its E. end show that part of an earlier building is incorporated in the present house ; these walls are up to 4 ft. in thickness and have chamfered plinths 6 ft. high; they are probably of the 16th or 17th century. The W. wall of the projecting wing contains an 18th-century window, now blocked. Inside the house, one room has late 18th-century panelling and other rooms have dados of reset 17th-century oak panelling.’

<3> Roscoe, Ernest (ed), 1952, The Marn'll Book. A Study for a Portrait of the Blackmore Vale, 122-3 (Monograph). SDO17449.

<4> Barrett, G, Various, Field Investigators Comments GB, F1 GB 03-AUG-78 (Unpublished document). SDO17369.

<5> Stone, J W, Field Investigators Comments JWS, F2 JWS 19-FEB-79 (Unpublished document). SDO11902.

<6> DOE (HHR), List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: North Dorset, 24-FEB-2011 (Scheduling record). SDO17666.

<7> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF090866 (Index). SDO14738.

NASH COURT, MARNHUL: Miniature Format Film Number: 196/X,196/Y.

<8> National Record of the Historic Environment, 202163 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Feb 16 2022 9:59AM