Building record MDO50258 - House, North Street, Charminster

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Summary

A house thought perhaps to have been built in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century, but with many later alterations. A shop at one time.

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Full Description

Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1 (Monograph). SDO146.

'The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are two-storied, with walls of banded rubble and flint, of rough ashlar and flint, or occasionally of plain rubble. Roofs are generally thatched but in some instances modern materials have been substituted. … (10) Cottage (67859288), now a shop, was perhaps originally of the late 17th or early 18th century, but it has subsequently been much altered.'

Sources/Archives (1)

  • ---XY Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. [Mapped feature: #642391 ]

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Location

Grid reference SY 6785 9288 (point)
Map sheet SY69SE
Civil Parish Charminster; Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 028 010
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Charminster 10

Record last edited

Feb 6 2026 11:52AM

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