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Donore

A Grade II Listed Building in Sherborne, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.948 / 50°56'52"N

Longitude: -2.5118 / 2°30'42"W

OS Eastings: 364144

OS Northings: 116632

OS Grid: ST641166

Mapcode National: GBR MV.NFG7

Mapcode Global: FRA 56ML.WSK

Plus Code: 9C2VWFXQ+67

Entry Name: Donore

Listing Date: 28 November 1950

Last Amended: 4 October 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1110711

English Heritage Legacy ID: 104031

ID on this website: 101110711

Location: Sherborne, Dorset, DT9

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Sherborne

Built-Up Area: Sherborne

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Sherborne with Castleton Abbey Church of St Mary

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Tagged with: Cottage

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Description


This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 August 2022 to update the name and address, amend the Group value sentence in the description and to reformate text to current standards.

ST 6416
2/142

LONG STREET (north west side)
Donore

(Formerly listed as The Whire Cottage, previously listed as The Cottage)

28.11.50.

GV
II
Stone rubble-construction. Probably late C17 with later pebble-dash finish. Detached house on corner of St Swithin's Road with two storey five window front. Wood casements with lead glazing and original stays and catches. New slate roof. Gable-ends with stone parapet copings. Two hipped dormers. Doorway has hood on moulded and voluted brackets six-panelled door.

Within, an early C18 linen painting of a hunting scene was found beneath eleven layers of wallpaper (see analysis in Sherborne Museum).

The Red House, Grey Lodge, Forecourt walls and railings to The Red House, Donore, Wall railings and gate to Donore, Eastbury House, including carriage entrance to east and garden wall to west, Elizabeth House, Bracondale, The Cedars, East Cedars, Garden wall adjoining The Cedars on the west side, Corby House, Hill View Lodge, Masongill, Glenville and Long Street Post Office form a group.


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