Building record MDO43576 - Turnpike Cottage, Shillingstone
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Summary
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
TOLL HOUSE (84780974), is two-storied and has brick walls and slated roofs; it dates from early in the 19th century. A three-sided S.W. bay faces the road, with a doorway in the middle wall and windows in the canted side walls. A window-sill contains apertures for coins. <2>
Enford toll-house, listed in a document of 1858, still survives. It was one of the turnpike gates of the Vale of Blackmoor Trust, on the road from Blandford to Sturminster. <3>
<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1968 (Map). SDO18658.
(ST 84780974) Turnpike Cottage
<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 240 (Monograph). SDO136.
<3> Good, R, 1966, Old Roads of Dorset, 137 (Monograph). SWX1178.
<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 205598 (Digital archive). SDO14739.
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SDO18658 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560. 1:10 560. 1968.
- <2> SDO136 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historic Monuments. 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2. 2. 240.
- <3> SWX1178 Monograph: Good, R. 1966. Old Roads of Dorset. 137.
- <4> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 205598.
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Location
| Grid reference | ST 8477 0974 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST80NW |
| Civil Parish | Shillingstone; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 80 NW 30
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 205598
Record last edited
Mar 8 2022 1:48PM
