Description

TARRANT GUNVILLE
ST 91 SW -

4/39 Yew Tree Cottage

GV II

Pair of cottages, now a single house, that to the south-east C17 or early C18,
rebuilt C19 and that to the north-east late C18. Part roughcast, part ashlar
and rubble, whitewashed. Part thatched and part slated. Brick stack between
cottages. 2 storeys, 5 window range. 2-light C19 cast-iron casements with
glazing bars, except to part of later range which has C20 timber replacements.
Later cottage has central C20 glazed door under moulded stone lintel. Earlier
cottage has part-glazed, panelled door said to be reset from a house in Wimborne.

Internal features: some chamfered beams. Open fireplace with segmental chamfered
timber bressummer with cyma stops. Some internal doors have original wrought-
iron hinges and fittings.

The late C18 range may be constructed with materials reused from Eastbury
House (qv) by Vanbuzgh largely demolished in 1775. (RCHM, Dorset,
vol.IV, p.95, no.17.)

Listing NGR: ST9219313312

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26467211

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
• 
  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
• 
  Gloucestershire 1: The Cotswolds: Cotswolds Pt. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas