Description

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SY 6990 7/78
5191

HIGH WEST STREET (North Side),
Nos 56 and 57

8.5.50.

II GV

1849. Stucco. Each house has 3 storey 2 window front. Deep C19 modillion cornice. Rusticated ground floor and quoins. 1st floor windows have moulded architraves and cornices on console brackets. Individual cast-iron balconies. Moulded architraves to 2nd floor windows. Panelled doors, framed by pilasters. Fanlights. Modern windows on ground floor. On site of town house of the Trenchards of Wolfeton.

During the First World War No. 57 High West Street was used as Southern Command Depot 170 Dorchester for the Dorset Territorial Force Association. It was the headquarters of the Dorset Territorial Force Association during the Second World War.

Nos 48 to 65A (consec) including the Shire Hall, Holy Trinity Church, the Museum, St. Peter's Church and monument to William Barnes in churchyard immediately south of West Tower form a group.

Listing NGR: SY6907290727

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26513474

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide