Schoolhouse Farmhouse, and Attached Farmbuildings, to South-West is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 December 1951. A C17 Farmhouse.

Schoolhouse Farmhouse, and Attached Farmbuildings, to South-West

WRENN ID
seventh-vestry-tide
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Dorset
Constituency
West Dorset MP: Edward Morello (LD)
Country
England
Date first listed
4 December 1951
Type
Farmhouse
Address
Schoolhouse Farmhouse, and Attached Farmbuildings, to South-West, Thorncombe
OS grid reference
ST 367 025
Coordinates
50.81897, -2.89897
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Schoolhouse Farmhouse, along with its attached farm buildings to the south-west, is a farmhouse dating from the 17th century, with alterations from the 18th century. The structure features rubble walls with large stone quoins and one stone gable coping, topped by an asbestos slate roof. It has two brick stacks located at the right gable and just to the right of the front door. The building is two storeys high and has five windows, which are stone-mullioned with iron frames, along with some wooden frames. The front entrance includes a plank door framed by a well-crafted stone classical architrave with eared details, a plain ovolo frieze, and a pediment from the 18th century. Above the door is an oval window with a stone ovolo-moulded frame and the original pattern of glazing bars.

Inside, the farmhouse features deep-chamfered beams and a fluted doorcase from the 18th century. There is a Tudor-arched stone fireplace with a straight chamfer. The attached buildings include stables with a loft above, and a barn that is continuous with the stables, which has a tie-beam and collars. There is also a return wing that encloses a yard, which contains a cart-shed with a corrugated-iron roof that has half-hips. This entire complex forms an important group of farm buildings.

Local climate

Schoolhouse Farmhouse, and Attached Farmbuildings, to South-West receives an average of 770 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 62% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 72% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 25 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 73% of listed buildings. Of these, 9 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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