Crockways

MAIDEN NEWTON SY 69 NW DORCHESTER ROAD (South side)

3/97 Crockways

• II

Farmhouse, extended, converted to 2 cottages and reconverted C20 to one. C16 former open hall at north end, extended south in C17, and further extended in roughly C17 style using salvaged material in C20. No straight joint between C20 work and earlier work. Banded flint and stone walls throughout, including C20 work. Thatch roof with stone gable-coping at east end, ridge lower at west end. Two stone stacks on ridge, 2 storeys (east) and 1½ storeys (west). 6 windows in total C20 west end: 2- and 3-light stone mullions with hollow chamfers and fixed lead lights, all re-used material. At former open hall (west) 2-light renewed wooden casements with lead lights and wooden cills. Two storey porch at east end, gabled, entirely C20. Doorway with re-used depressed- arch head.

Interior: West end, mid jointed-cruck truss originally with collars, originally two-bay open hall. Ceiled. Open fireplace with straight-chamfered stone jambs, stopped, wooden lintel with similar chamfer. Bread oven in left hand side. Plank-and-muntin partition, filled with brick nogging, C20. Ceiling-beams with 5 in. chamfer and roll-and-tongue stop. In C17 extension, 3 ceiling-beams re-used from Coombe Cottage, Beaminster, C16, re-used in 1969. Most unusual beams: slightly hollow chamfer with 7 chip-carved square paterae per side of the beam, stops carved by present owner. (RCHM. Dorset I, p.153 (13).)

Listing NGR: SY6136395834