Description

PUDDLETOWN
SY 7594 THE SQUARE (North
Side)

14/115 No. 9 The Martyn's
House
26.1.56

GV II

Detached house. Appears mainly C18, but may be of much earlier origin. The
left section a later build - this once the Post Office. Plastered walls,
thatched roof, plastered end stacks and one left of centre. L-shaped plan.
Vertical pilasters on front. 2 storeys. 6-panel raised panel door under
flat moulded hood on shaped brackets. Ground and first floors each have 2
tripartite sashes with glazing bars. In the left section, one sash with
glazing bars on ground floor. Rear wing in matching construction.
Internally, ground floor room at right end has C18 fireplace surround. In
rear wing, some chamfered ceiling beams and lead-light windows, one with
early glass. Several C18 panelled doors. Roof of main range appears of
cruck construction. Possible signs of smoke-blackening. (RCHM Monument 16
Dorset Vol III)

Listing NGR: SY7581194397

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26590782

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Recommended Books

• 
  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
• 
  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings
• 
  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)