Listed Building record MDO49107 - Grooms Cottage, Chilfrome Lane, Chilfrome
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Summary
One of two cottages formed from what was originally a single farmhouse. It is thought to have been built in the sixteenth century, perhaps around an earlier core. The building has walls of chalk block and banded flint.
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Full Description
Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 98 (Monograph). SDO97.
‘(3) Cottage, two tenements, 260 yards W. of the church, is of two storeys; the walls are of rubble with a facing of coursed flint and clunch; the roof is thatched. It was built in the 17th century and retains some original stone-mullioned windows and a fireplace with moulded jambs and four-centred head. The barn adjoining the cottage on the W. is of the same period.’
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 98.
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Location
| Grid reference | SY 58819 98834 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | SY59NE |
| Civil Parish | Chilfrome; Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 036 003
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Chilfrome 3
Record last edited
Feb 21 2025 7:34AM
