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An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the upper storeys of the tower are reached. The North and South Transepts (10 ft. by 8 ft.) are uniform and have N. and …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… stretching from the S. boundary of Dorchester across the South Winterborne and on to the N. slopes of the S. Dorset … panels between the upper and lower windows. The South Front (Plate 195) has to the E. a projecting wing of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the S. and S.W., at over 600 ft. above O.D., on Houghton South Down. J. C. Mansel-Pleydell opened four barrows in 1863 … lie on a spur of downland that juts N.E. from Houghton South Down; all of them have been disturbed, possibly in … 150 yds. N.N.E. of Dunbury, lies on the crest of Houghton South Down overlooking the village and is thickly overgrown. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… the roofs are tiled. The Chancel, Nave, West Tower and South Porch are of 14th-century origin but were extensively … each corner of the tower is a mediaeval head-corbel. The South Porch has a 14th-century two-centred archway with ovolo … p. 437). Nos. (25) and (26) are possibly the barrows 'on South Down Farm' from which came two globular urns ( C.T.D., …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… S.S.W. of Dorchester, lies across the valley of the South Winterborne, entirely on Chalk. To the S. it rises on … early in the 16th century the S. arcade was built and the South Aisle added. A restoration which was begun in 1870 … bases and capitals carved with foliage and roses. The South Aisle (7 ft. wide) has, in the E. wall, a late …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… parish covering over 3,500 acres on both sides of the South Winterborne river 2 miles S.W. of Dorchester. It lies … that in the N. wall is covered by the stair turret. The South Porch has an outer archway with moulded jambs and a … stretch S.E. for almost mile along the N. bank of the South Winterborne. This long narrow stretch of closes ( cf. …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… been filled in and the lights are now square-headed. The South Porch (7 ft. square) is of banded flint and ashlar, … panel with moulded surround recording bequest of 200 in South Sea stock, 1769. Candelabra: In chancel, turned brass … 1771 they were called 'Wessen Furlong' in the S.E. part of South Field. Nothing is known of the open fields of …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… from c. 1200 and there are traces of former North and South Transepts, now gone, which probably were of the same … the present Central Tower is of the 15th century. The South Chapel, on the site of the former S. transept, is of … In 1844 the Nave was completely rebuilt and the North and South Aisles and the South Porch were added; the architect …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset
… in the 15th century. The Chancel, Nave, North Aisle and South Vestry were rebuilt in 1866 but they incorporate reused …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… and the glebe contains 88 acres. The stream called the South Winterbourne, which runs through the parish, rises … churches, the livings of which were rectories. A little south of the present church, on the side of a hill, commences … for 95. The church is a long narrow edifice, with a south transept, and a low embattled tower rising from the …