Listed Building record MDO9123 - Stable block, Athelhampton Hall

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Summary

Stable block built in the early 17th century and converted to use as a tea room in the late 20th century. The building has walls of stone ashlar and brickwork, and a thatched roof. The former coach house is set at right angles at the rear.

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Full Description

Stables 50 metres south-west of Athelhampton Hall. Former stable block, converted to a tea room. The stables were built in the early 17thcentury and altered in the 20th century. The one and a half storey building has ashlar stone walls with brickwork above. The thatched roof is hipped at both ends.


<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1, 13 (Monograph). SDO146.

‘(2) ATHELHAMPTON HALL … The Stables S.W. of the house are of the first half of the 17th century and have ashlar walls with some brickwork and cob. The E. wall has two 17th-century windows with four-centred openings below square heads; a wide doorway has a chamfered four-centred head and continuous jambs.’

<2> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF029887 (Index). SDO14738.

Athelhampton Hall, Athelhampton

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 1142639 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 1. 13.
  • <2> Index: Historic England. Historic England Archive. BF029887.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 1142639.

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Location

Grid reference Centred SY 76989 94258 (29m by 26m)
Map sheet SY79SE
Civil Parish Athelhampton; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 79 SE 64
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 1142639

Record last edited

Sep 27 2023 11:40AM

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