Listed Building record MDO44526 - High Grove Farmhouse, Lintern Lane, East Stour

A farmhouse of post-medieval date with a date stone inscribed 'T S 1620' above the south doorway. The building has walls of rubble and a tiled roof.

High Grove Farmhouse. One-storeyed, rubble walls and tile-covered roofs. Above the south doorway is a datestone with 'T.S. 1620' in relief. <2>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey map 1:10,560, 1968 (Map). SDO18658.

(ST 8146 2397) High Grove Farm [NAT]

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

'(6) High Grove Farm (81462397), house, of one storey with dormer-windowed attics, has rubble walls and tile-covered roofs. Above the S. doorway is a date-stone with T.S. 1620 in relief, probably the date of the house. Inside, the through passageisflanked by original timber partitions. The middleroom no doubt originally the main living-room of the farmhouse, has a large open fireplace; the oven now opens to a fireplace in the W. room, but this is probably a modification; the N. window in the middle room retains an original moulded timber surround. The stairs are modern.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 913287 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 4 2024 10:52AM