Bridge Cottage

WINTERBORNE ZELSTON STREET (East side) SY 8997 THE STREET (East side)

16/190 Bridge Cottage

GV II

Detached house, probably once 3 cottages. C17, with C18 rear wing. Plastered cob walls, hipped thatched roof, one brick stack at left end, one right of centre. One storey and attic. At left end, former cart shed, with ledged door. At right end a later outbuilding, now incorporated in house. Added rear wing, single-storey, with tiled roof. Brick buttress to front wall. C20 oak door in open thatched porch. Ground floor has 7 casement windows with cast iron lights, some in former door openings. Attic has six ½-dormers, 4 with cast iron lights, one with lead lights and one with timber glazing bars.

Internally, left end ground floor room has large open fireplace with timber lintel and bread oven. Some chamfered ceiling beams. Centre room has similar fireplace, with curing chamber at high level. Some chamfered ceiling beams. First floor over front of this room removed to form gallery, with roughly shaped splat balusters. Roughly shaped balusters to landing at top of stairs. Most original roof trusses survive. (RCHM Monument 7. Dorset. Vol.III).

Listing NGR: SY8987897636