56 And 57, High West Street

Nos. 56 and 57 High West Street are a pair of houses dating to 1849, built of stucco. Each house presents a three-story, two-window front. They have a deep 19th-century cornice decorated with modillions, a rusticated ground floor, and quoins. The first-floor windows feature moulded architraves and cornices resting on console brackets, while individual cast-iron balconies are present. Second-floor windows also have moulded architraves. The houses originally featured panelled doors framed by pilasters and fanlights; the ground floor now has modern windows. The site was previously occupied by the town house of the Trenchard family of Wolfeton. During the First World War, No. 57 served as a depot for the Dorset Territorial Force Association, and it remained the headquarters of that association during the Second World War. Nos. 48 to 65A (inclusive), along with the Shire Hall, Holy Trinity Church, the Museum, St. Peter's Church and the monument to William Barnes in the adjacent churchyard, form a group of buildings of group value.