Building record MDO4874 - Almshouse, Sutton Waldron

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Summary

A range of eight brick-built almshouses with tiled roofs. Built 1830. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

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Full Description

ALMSHOUSES 86201600, range of eight, have brick walls and tiled roofs and were built in 1830. The range is symmetrical, comprising four two-storeyed dwellings in the middle and two single-storeyed dwellings at each end. The doorways have segmental-pointed heads; the windows have plain wooden casements, those of the two-storyed houses having ornamental labels. The sides of the chimneystacks have round-headed recesses. <1>


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 85 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(3) ALMSHOUSES (86201600), range of eight, have brick walls and tiled roofs and were built in 1830. The range is symmetrical, comprising four two-storeyed dwellings in the middle and two single-storeyed dwellings at each end. The doorways have segmental-pointed heads; the windows have plain casements, those of two-storeyed houses having ornamental labels. The sides of the chimneystacks have round-headed recesses.

<2> National Record of the Historic Environment, 206004 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (2)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 85.
  • <2> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 206004.

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Location

Grid reference ST 8620 1600 (point)
Map sheet ST81NE
Civil Parish Sutton Waldron; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 2 055 003
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 81 NE 65
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 206004
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Sutton Waldron 3

Record last edited

Aug 23 2024 3:17PM

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