Listed Building record MDO9241 - Ilsington Farm House, Puddletown

SY 75629192. Ilsington Farmhouse of two storeys with attics was built in the 19th century, but appears to incorporate elements of an older building. In the centre of the symmetrical north front is a boldly projecting two-storeyed porch. <2>

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 75629192) Ilsington Farm (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historic Monuments, 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume III (Central) Part 2, 228-9 (Monograph). SDO136.

‘The following monuments, unless otherwise described, are of the 18th century and of two storeys, or one storey with attics; the walls are of brick and the roofs are thatched. … (19) Ilsington Farm (75629192), house, 1½ m. S. of the church, is of two storeys with attics; it was built in the 19th century but it appears to incorporate elements of an older building. The N. front is symmetrical; in the centre is a boldly projecting two-storied porch in which the porch arch is round-headed, with a moulded stone head and jambs, and a keystone. The chimneys are lofty and massive, comprising separate diagonal shafts with linked caps standing on square bases, they are built of small bricks, perhaps from an older building. Inside is a reset doorsurround with moulded timber head and jambs, and a cupboard with a door made up of linen-fold panelling.’

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454931 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Sep 27 2023 10:24AM