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Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court and Knapp Villa

A Grade II Listed Building in Shaftesbury, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.0025 / 51°0'9"N

Longitude: -2.1876 / 2°11'15"W

OS Eastings: 386934

OS Northings: 122587

OS Grid: ST869225

Mapcode National: GBR 1XP.5QB

Mapcode Global: FRA 669G.HL7

Plus Code: 9C3V2R36+2X

Entry Name: Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court and Knapp Villa

Listing Date: 15 October 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1261281

English Heritage Legacy ID: 437970

ID on this website: 101261281

Location: Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Shaftesbury

Built-Up Area: Shaftesbury

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Shaftesbury St Peter

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

Tagged with: Cottage

Description


1. 1615 SALISBURY ROAD (South-West Side) Sheerness Cottage. Cann Court. Knapp Villa. ST 8622 7/225 II GV 2. Early to mid C19 block comprising 3 dwellings. 2 storeys. Slate roofs. Sheerness Cottage with rendered front. 2 window bays and doorway. Two right hand bays project forward; windows without glazing bars. Round-headed doorway in recession in bay at left hand end. Ashlar stack. Cann Court and Knapp Villa each have 2 bays facing on to Lower Blandford Road. Ashlar front. Cann Court also has 4 bays facing on to Salisbury Road; frontage continuous with left hand bay in Sheerness Cottage. Colour-washed front. Quoins. Windows without glazing bars; 2 round-headed windows on ground floor in 4th bay from left hand end. C19 glazed porch; 4-panelled door. Main south-west front of Knapp Villa comprises 2 storeys, 3 windows. Rendered front. Slate hipped roof. Windows with glazing bars in-tact. 4-panelled door; 2 panels cut away and glazed. Later gently coved canopy on panelled ironwork extends across whole front. Front facing on to Lower Blandford Road has windows with glazing bars intact. Door at right hand end with some of panels cut away and glazed.

War Memorial Nos 5 to 9 (odd), Premises of W Fanner and Sons, Sheerness Cottage, Cann Court, Knapp Villa, dwarf wall, railings, gates and Gate piers form a group.

Listing NGR: ST8693422587

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