Description

VERWOOD
SU 00 NE POTTERNE WAY

6/99 Potterne House

II

House, former farmhouse. Late C17-early C18 - altered. Cob walls, lower part
roughcast, upper part tile - hung. Hipped tiled roof. 2 brick stacks at rear
of main range. At rear of main range 2 adjoining half hipped wings with
central valley gutter - all apparently contemporary. 2 storeys. A ledged
door with glass panel in open timber porch with hipped roof. Ground floor has
one casement with centre horizontal bar, and pair of French doors. First
floor has 3 casements with centre horizontal bar. At right end, a lean-to in
matching construction, now raised to 2 storeys with flat roof. This has one
iron casement with lead lights. Range of single storey attached outbuildings
at rear. Internally, some chamfered ceiling beams. Original roof structure
survives, of simple tie-beam form with chamfered purlins. Reputedly site of
former manor house and chapel. (R.C.H.M. monument 10. Dorset Vol V).

Listing NGR: SU0951007449

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26413355

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Recommended Books

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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
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  Central Leinster: Kildare, Laois and Offaly (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)