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10, South Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in Dorchester, Dorset

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Coordinates

Latitude: 50.7139 / 50°42'50"N

Longitude: -2.4365 / 2°26'11"W

OS Eastings: 369277

OS Northings: 90570

OS Grid: SY692905

Mapcode National: GBR PY.RG49

Mapcode Global: FRA 57S6.2LD

Plus Code: 9C2VPH77+H9

Entry Name: 10, South Street

Listing Date: 8 May 1950

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1291253

English Heritage Legacy ID: 393721

ID on this website: 101291253

Location: Dorchester, Dorset, DT1

County: Dorset

Civil Parish: Dorchester

Built-Up Area: Dorchester

Traditional County: Dorset

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Dorset

Church of England Parish: Dorchester and West Stafford

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description


SOUTH STREET
1.
5191
(East Side)
No l0
SY 6990 7/101 8.5.50.
II*
2.
Late C18. (The house of the Mayor of Casterbridge in Hardy's novel of that
name). Burnt grey brick with red brick dressings. Plinth has chamfered stone
capping. 3 storey 3 window front set back from main frontage line. Very
fine late C18 doorway with round- headed opening with fluted archivolt. Transome
has guilloche enrichment. Fanlight. Moulded console brackets with beading and
foliage enrichment. Paterae to entablature blocks above brackets. Dentils
to cornice and pediment. Swag and paterae carving in tympanum. Moulded eaves
cornice with fluting and paterae. Ground floor windows and central 1st floor
window are round headed with stone keys and imposts. Original rainwater heads
and down pipes.


Listing NGR: SY6927790570

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