Listed Building record MWX596 - Monastery Farm, East Lulworth

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Summary

A house built in the late eighteenth century to house refugee Trappist monks. The building was modified in 1817 for use as a farmhouse.

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Late 18th century Farmhouse. <2>


<1> National Monuments Record, Unknown, Monastery Farm, Buildings File, BF060099 (Index). SWX9100.

MONASTERY FARM, EAST LULWORTH

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 151 (Monograph). SDO148.

'(26) Monastery Farm (861810) incorporates some of the buildings erected in 1795 by Thomas Weld for refugee Trappist monks. The monastery was remodelled as a house and farm buildings after the departure of the monks in 1817. (Hutchins I, 385-91). The house is of two storeys with rubble and brick walls, partly rendered, and has a slated roof.'

<3> National Record of the Historic Environment, 534754 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

Sources/Archives (3)

  • <1> Index: National Monuments Record. Unknown. Monastery Farm, Buildings File. File BF060099. BF060099.
  • <2> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1970. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1. Volume Two (South East) Part I. 151.
  • <3> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 534754.

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Location

Grid reference SY 8600 8100 (point)
Map sheet SY88SE
Civil Parish East Lulworth; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Other Statuses/References

  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 6 010 026
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: SY 88 SE 63
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 534754
  • National Buildings Record: 60099
  • Royal Commission Inventory Reference: East Lulworth 26

Record last edited

Oct 24 2023 4:52PM

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