Knitson Farmhouse is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 November 1959. A 17th Century Farmhouse.

Knitson Farmhouse

WRENN ID: dreaming-span-smoke
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Dorset
Country: England
Date first listed: 20 November 1959
Type: Farmhouse
Period: 17th Century
Source: Historic England listing

Description

SZ 08 SW LANGTON MATRAVERS -

3/3 Knitson Farm House 20-11-59 GV II

Detached farmhouse. C17 - rear wing added in C18. Rubble stone walls, stone slate roof, stone stacks on ridge. T-shaped plan with C20 extension at west end. One storey and attic. Glazed door in former outhouse - (now part of house) at left end. Ground floor has 2 casement windows with glazing bars. Attic has one hipped dormer with similar casements. Rear wing, also of one storey and attic, heavily buttressed. C20 extension has stone walls and concrete tiled roof. Internally, original house has large open fireplace with remains of bread oven and curing chamber. Roof timbers reputedly smoke-blackened. RCHM Monument 8. (Dorset Vol. II).

Listing NGR: SZ0050780768

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