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8, the Square

A Grade II* Listed Building in Puddletown, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7484 / 50°44'54"N

Longitude: -2.3425 / 2°20'32"W

OS Eastings: 375932

OS Northings: 94367

OS Grid: SY759943

Mapcode National: GBR 0Z2.W17

Mapcode Global: FRA 57Z3.H6X

Plus Code: 9C2VPMX5+92

Entry Name: 8, the Square

Listing Date: 26 January 1956

Last Amended: 10 March 1987

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1303784

English Heritage Legacy ID: 106288

ID on this website: 101303784

Location: Puddletown, Dorset, DT2

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Puddletown

Built-Up Area: Puddletown

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Puddletown with Athelhampton and Burleston St Mary the Virgin

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


PUDDLETOWN

SY 7594 THE SQUARE (East
Side)

14/100 No. 8 (formerly
listed under The
26.1.56 Vicarage)

GV II*

Semi-detached house, formerly west wing of Vicarage. c1722. Brick walls,
tiled roof with stone eaves courses, hipped at left end. Brick stack set in
from left end, with corner pilasters and oversailing cap. 2 storeys and
attic. Moulded plat band at first floor level. At right end, by junction
with Old Vicarage (qv), a single storey flat roofed porch with parapet and
cornice. 6-panel door with fanlight in moulded round arched surround, with
pilasters, and keystone. In main house, ground floor has 4 sashes with
glazing bars under gauged arches with keystones. Brick aprons below cills.
First floor has 4 similar sashes, and one, similar but segmental headed,
above porch. Attic has 2 hipped dormers with casements with glazing bars.
2 storey hipped roofed staircase extension at rear. Single storey later
rear extensions. In left gable wall, 2 semi-circular headed recesses on
each floor. Evidence of former niches, internally, corresponding to these.
Internally, main ground floor rooms have deep moulded cornices and raised
panel dadoes. Raised panel doors. Cut string stair with 3 turned
balusters per tread, wreathed handrail and carved spandrel brackets. (RCHM
Monumnent 4 Dorset Vol III)


Listing NGR: SY7593794366

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