Building record MDO44700 - Almshouse, Cranborne

Almshouses with cob walls and thatched roofs, originally built by Thomas Hooper; whose will was published in 1660. The original plan comprised five bedrooms and one communal living room but the charity is now extinct and the building is in private occupation. The present building appears to date from the early part of the 19th century and has been modernised to a considerable extent, but it is assumed to incorporate the remains of the original.

(SU 06051469) Almshouses (NAT). <3>

(21) ALMSHOUSES (06051469), range of five small single-storeyed dwellings with cob walls and thatched roofs, appear to date from the early part of the 19th century. The original plan comprised five bedrooms and one communal living room, but at present the charity is extinct and the building is in private occupation. The only feature of note is a rude porch on the N.E. side. <1, 4>

The Almshouses were originally built by Thomas Hooper whose will, published in 1660, laid down conditions for religious instruction of the inmates. The present building has been modernised to a considerable extent, but it is assumed to incorporate the remains of the original. <2>

<1> DOE (HHR), 1951, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Wimborne and Cranborne RD, 4 (Scheduling record). SDO17339.

<2> Quinnell, N V, Various, Field Investigators Comments NVQ, F1 NVQ 06-JUL-54 (Unpublished document). SDO11903.

<2.1> Addison, LF, 1947, Cranborne & Boveridge (Monograph). SDO18794.

<3> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

<4> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1975, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume V (East), 14 (Monograph). SDO129.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 213648 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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