Listed Building record MDO5014 - Keyneston Lodge, Tarrant Keyneston

Two storeys with attics, built of rendered cob with a tiled roof. The service range probably originally a small house c1700, with the main range added in the late eighteenth century and early nineteenth century additions. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

Keyneston Lodge, of two storeys with attics, has rendered cob walls and tiled roofs. The service range on the east was formerly a small independent house of about 1700. The main range is of the late 18th century, with early 19th century additions on the north. <1>

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 102 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(3) Keyneston Lodge (92840434), of two storeys with attics, has rendered cob walls and tiled roofs. The service range on the E. was formerly a small independent house of c. 1700; the main range is of the ate 18th century, with early 19th-century additions on the N. A lead rain-water head is dated 1793. The S. front, of seven bays, has plain sashed windows regularly spaced in the upper storey; in the lower storey the three middle bays retain their original form, with tall sashed windows and a round-headed doorway, but the four end bays are masked by projecting flat-roofed extensions with three-light windows. Inside, the lower flight of the stairs was remodelled in the 19th century and has plain balustrades; above, the original stairs have column-shaped balusters of c. 1793.’

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey 1:10,000 scale map, 1978 (Map). SDO17396.

(ST 92840434) Keyneston Lodge (NAT)

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 209653 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Record last edited

Aug 30 2024 10:43AM