Lower Farm House

BEER HACKETT ST 51 SE BEER HACKETT VILLAGE

1/3 Lower Farm House 11-7-51

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Detached farmhouse. Early C17. Rubble stone walls. Thatched roof, hipped at left end and with coped gable at right end. One brick stack right of door, also one plastered and one stone end stack. One storey and attic. At left end an extension of one storey and attic. 3 room end cross-passage plan. Ledged door under slate pentice on wood posts. Left of this a 2-light stone mullioned window with hoodmould. Right of-the door two 4-light similar windows. In attic, three 3-light stone mullioned windows, without hoodmoulds. Date stone on front wall, 1 and AXX. 1735 (date of repair or alteration). In the extension, one casement,on ground floor - one casement with lead lights in attic. Internally, hall has deep chamfered intersecting ceiling beams, and large open fireplace with timber lintel. Parlour has chamfered ceiling beam and moulded 4-centred arched stone fireplace. RCHM Monument 4. (Dorset. Vol.I)

Listing NGR: ST5988111839