Manor Farm House Including Wall Enclosing Farmyard

YETMINSTER ST 5910 HIGH STREET (North side)

11/153 Manor Farm House, including wall 11.7.51 enclosing farmyard.

GV II

Farmhouse. Probably mid-C17 origin, enlarged in late C17 or C18. Rubble stone walls - front wall part pebble-dashed, ashlar quoins. Slate roof with coped gables, and finial to original wing. One brick stack near top of gable, one at opposite gable, one at end of later wing. T-shaped plan, - original range of 2 storeys and attic. In end gable wall, ground and first floors each have one 4-light stone mullioned window with hoodmould. Similar, blocked, 3-light window in attic. Later range on right of 2 storeys. Ground floor has one 4-light and two 2-light stone mullioned windows with hoodmoulds. First floor has 3 similar 3-light windows without hoodmoulds. Lean-to addition at rear of this wing. Small roughcast single-storey addition at right end, contains present entrance. Internally, right end ground floor room in later wing has 4-centred arched stone fireplace. At junction of the two wings a C17 four-centred arched doorway. In original range, north room (at rear) has one stop-chamfered ceiling beam. Central dairy, with plank and muntin partitions and some early fittings. South room - adjoining road, has stop-chamfered ceiling beams and 4-centred arched stone fireplace across corner. Right-of the house, rubble stone wall enclosing farmyard, with cock and hen coping. Rough ashlar gatepiers with weathered caps. (RCHM Monument 21 Dorset. Vol.I R Machin. "The Houses of Yetminster". University of Bristol 1978)

Listing NGR: ST5954210787