Building record MDO45525 - Riverside House, Sturminster Marshall

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Summary

A house built in the first half of the eighteenth century. The building has walls of cob and a thatched roof.

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Full Description

Historic England, National Record of the Historic Environment, 209712 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 289 (Monograph). SDO149.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of two storeys with walls of cob and thatched roofs and are of the 18th century. In some cases the cob walls have been patched or refaced with brick and the thatch covered or replaced by corrugated iron. … (24) Riverside House, of the first half of the 18th century, has a small central entrance hall containing the staircase between the two principal rooms, and a small unheated room behind the entrance hall.'

Sources/Archives (2)

  • --- Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment. 209712.
  • --- Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2. 289.

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Location

Grid reference ST 9491 0026 (point)
Map sheet ST90SW
Civil Parish Sturminster Marshall; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 90 SW 101
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 209712
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sturminster Marshall 24

Record last edited

Jul 31 2026 2:22PM

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