Description

SY 4292 CHIDEOCK MAIN STREET
NORTH SIDE

9/59 Chimneys Hotel,
7.8.52 formerly Old Chimney
Cottage

G.V. II

Hotel, formerly large gentry house. C16, with modern rebuilding at the rear
(roof pitch raised) and refenestration. Coursed Lias stone walls. Thatch
roof with gable ends. 2 rendered stacks at left (projecting) and right hand
gables. Large projecting front stack, at centre, with moulded plinth and
set-offs, rebuilt 1982 with gross pointing. Plan: 3 units ground plan,
with parlour and hall at centre. Original entrance, not ascertainable.
2 storeys. 4 windows, 3 light C20 metal casements with glazing bars. Wooden
frames and mullions. 2 small single windows, either side of stack (first
floor), with leaded lights. Front door at right hand end of south front,
C20 wooden studded door. Hipped thatch canopy over. Large outshut at rear,
under gentle pitch taken from ridge. Rendered walls and a tile roof. Small
canted oriel. Interior: hall with heavily moulded ceiling beams comprising
16 compartments. Joists running in opposing directions in each cell, C16.
Stone fireplace, C19 in Tudor style. "RCHM, Dorset I," p 95 (7).

Listing NGR: SY4245192817

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26510275

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)
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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Drawing up a Local Listed Building Consent Order: Historic England Advice Note 6
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  [(Cumberland and Westmorland)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1967)