Round Chimneys Farmhouse

GLANVILLES WOOTTON ST 60 NE 7/18 Round Chimneys Farmhouse 4.10.60 - II* House, originated c 1590s, probably added to 1632 with extensive alterations and demolitions C19. Coursed rubble and rendered with ashlar dressings, tiled and stone slated,gable ended roofs with round stone stacks to gables and on ridge to left of door. Main range to south west, probably earlier service range to north east. Originally a much larger house of 2 parallel ranges running at right angles to the present ridge with a gabled attic storey. Main range: 2 storeys. Stone mullioned and transomed, ovolo- moulded 2 and 3-light windows with wrought iron casements and leaded lights. Centre right is a smaller 2-light window without transom probably transposed with front door. Door has moulded architrave and stone head. Continuous moulded string course returned over ground floor windows as a label. The service wing has 2 storeys, a 5-light hollow chamfered stone mullioned window with a square returned label on the ground floor and 2 2-light,ovolo- moulded,stone mullioned windows above. To the left is a single-light stair- case window. Right gable has blocked windows and a shallow 4-centred arch, moulded doorway. To the rear is another 4-centred arch,moulded doorway. Catslide roof to rear. Internally, there has been much alteration but there are 2 decorated and moulded round-headed archways with projecting keystones. North side of house taken down during C19. Date of 1632 originally over door and date of 159- on chimney. Once owned by John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. C W Dale, "Round chimneys","Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Antiquaries Field Club", Vol XXI, 1900, pp 218-222; "RCHM Dorset Vol III", pp 97-98, no 6. Hutchins John, "History and Antiquities of the County of Dorset", Third Ed., 1868, reprint by E.P., 1973, Vol iii, pp 744-745.

Listing NGR: ST6819009457