Nicholson'S Farmhouse

ST 71 NE HINTON ST MARY HINTON ST MARY VILLAGE

4/58 Nicholson's Farmhouse 4.10.60 GV II

House C16 or earlier origin, rebuilt 1728. Coursed squared rubble with thatched roof, hipped left and gabled right. Brick stack to left of door. 2 storeys, 3 window range. 2 and 3-light casements, that to the upper floor central having leaded-lights. Part-glazed panelled door with flat hood. Datestone reads 'CWM 1728'. Internal features (RCHM): open fireplace with cambered timber bressummer and chamfered jambs; 2-centred head niche; plank and muntin partition; deep chamfered ceiling beam. The roof is said to contain remains of smoke blackened trusses suggesting the building originated as an open hall. Later extension to the left. RCHM, Dorset, vol III, p 116, no 5.

Listing NGR: ST7853916186