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Grade II Listed Buildings In Dorset
There are many Grade II listed buildings in the county of Dorset. This is a list of them. Bournemouth * Bournemouth Gardens * Bournemouth Town Hall * East Cliff Church * Pavilion Theatre *Royal Bath Hotel *Royal Exeter Hotel * St Alban's Church * St Augustin's Church * St Mark's Church * St. Mark's School * Wimborne Road Cemetery Christchurch Listed buildings in Christchurch, Dorset#Grade II * The Town Hall, Christchurch North Dorset * Lady Wimborne Bridge Poole * Crown Hotel *Poole Civic Centre Purbeck * Clavell Tower * Castle Inn * Fort Henry *Square and Compass, Worth Matravers *Swanage Town Hall West Dorset * Beaminster Tunnel * Bridport Arts Centre *Dorset Martyrs Memorial *Pier Terrace, West Bay *Thomas Hardy Statue *Three Cups Hotel *Town Walks, Dorchester Weymouth and Portland * Brewers Quay (since 1974) * Custom House * Jubilee Clock Tower * Mulberry Harbour Phoenix Units * Old Higher Lighthouse *Old Lower Lighthouse *Pennsylvania Castle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grade II Listed Building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency in Northern Ireland. The term has also been used in the Republic of Ireland, where buildings are protected under the Planning and Development Act 2000. The statutory term in Ireland is " protected structure". A listed building may not be demolished, extended, or altered without special permission from the local planning authority, which typically consults the relevant central government agency, particularly for significant alterations to the more notable listed buildings. In England and Wales, a national amenity society must be notified of any work to a listed building which involves any element of demolition. Exemption from secular listed building control is provided for some buildings in current use for worship, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clavell Tower
Clavell Tower, also known as Clavell Folly or the Kimmeridge Tower, is a Grade II listed Tuscan style tower built in 1830. It lies on the Jurassic Coast, on the top of Hen Cliff just east of Kimmeridge Bay in the Isle of Purbeck in Dorset, England. It is now a Landmark Trust property and in August 2006 was moved back from the crumbling cliff edge. History Clavell Tower was built in about 1830 by Reverend John Richards Clavell of Smedmore House as an observatory and folly. The Reverend John Richards had changed his name to John Richards Clavell after inheriting the estate in 1817. The tower is about high and rises over what is known as Hen Cliff which rises about above the sea. The main tower is constructed of mortared selected stone and the windows are formed from brick. The ground floor is surrounded by Tuscan colonnade and the roof has a parapet built in stone. In total the tower has four floors; a stone ground floor, a wooden first, a wooden second and a wooden third floo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Custom House, Weymouth
The Custom House is a former custom house at Weymouth, Dorset, England, operated by HM Customs to handle the trade of Weymouth Harbour. The building, which has origins to the late 18th century, has been Grade II listed since 1970. History The Custom House was originally a warehouse and residence, completed around 1794. The warehouse was operated by Messrs Robilliard and Ahier, the former of whom lived in the ground floor residence. In the early 19th century, the building went through much modification. Later in 1874, the then-owner Sir Frederick Johnstone, leased the building to HM Customs, who continued to use the building as a Custom House until 1985. Portland's HM Coastguard His Majesty's Coastguard (HMCG) is a section of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency responsible, through the Secretary of State for Transport to Parliament, for the initiation and co-ordination of all maritime search and rescue (SAR) within the ... then took over and renovated the building for use as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brewers Quay
Brewers Quay is a converted Victorian brewery on the south side of Hope Square near the Old Harbour in Weymouth, Dorset, southern England. Much of the complex dates from 1903–04, when it was built as the Hope Brewery for John Groves & Sons Ltd. It was later taken over by Devenish Brewery in 1960 and opened in 1990 as an indoor shopping complex with around twenty specialty shops together with heritage and science exhibits, until it closed in 2010. From 2013-17, the building housed an antiques emporium. It currently awaits redevelopment. Brewers Quay has been a Grade II listed building since 1974. The building is located at Hope Square, which holds a range of cafes, bars, bistros, while close by is the Tudor House Museum, and facing out to sea is Nothe Fort and its gardens. Brewery and conversion into tourist attraction Hope Square had been used for brewing since at least 1252. There was good access to spring water from Chapelhay, while barley fields were located at Radipo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town Walks, Dorchester
The Town Walks are a series of public walks in Dorchester, Dorset, England, along the former Roman defences of the town. Description History The first defences of the Roman town of Durnovaria were an earthen bank and ditch, constructed not earlier than 130 AD. Stone walls were built along the front of the bank at a later time, perhaps in the 4th century. During the medieval period the defences continued to be in use, the ditch being recut in the 14th or 15th century. By the 17th century the walls had mostly disappeared: John Speed's ''Map of Dorsetshyre'', of 1610, showed the defences as "The ruins of the ould wall".'Roman Dorchester (Durnovaria)', in An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Three Cups Hotel
The Three Cups Hotel is a hotel in Lyme Regis, Dorset, England. It lies across the street from the Royal Lion Hotel. It became a listed building on 23 April 1952. It has associations with many famous literary and historical figures. It is believed that Jane Austen stayed in Hiscott's Boarding house on the same site in 1804. The front section of the current building dates from 1807. The hotel has played host to many famous and influential people including Alfred Lord Tennyson, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Hilaire Belloc, G.K. Chesterton and J. R. R. Tolkien who spent several holidays there. In 1944, General Eisenhower delivered an important briefing to senior officers in the first floor lounge prior to D-Day. The building is of significant architectural and historical interest being mentioned in Pevsner's ''Buildings of England'' volume on Dorset. The hotel was used in the making of the film '' The French Lieutenant’s Woman'' in 1981, featuring Jeremy Irons and Meryl Streep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hardy Statue
Thomas Hardy Statue is a statue of Thomas Hardy, located at Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was funded by public subscription to commemorate Hardy's life and works, three years after his death. Designed by Eric Kennington, the statue was unveiled on 2 September 1931 by Sir James Matthew Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succe .... It has been a Grade II listed monument since 1950. References {{coord, 50.7151, -2.4415, type:landmark_region:GB, display=title Outdoor sculptures in England Grade II listed buildings in Dorset Monuments and memorials in Dorset Cultural infrastructure completed in 1931 1931 sculptures Bronze sculptures in England Hardy, Thomas Thomas Hardy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pier Terrace, West Bay
The Pier Terrace in West Bay, Dorset, was designed by the English Arts and Crafts movement, Arts and Crafts architect Edward Schroeder Prior in 1884–85. It is a Grade II listed building. Pier Terrace is one of Prior's most important early buildings. The influence of Norman Shaw, particularly his Sisters of Bethany Convent, is still apparent in the double pitched tiled roof, stepped rhythm, tile hanging and bay windows of the terrace. However the terrace's design had much derived from West Country vernacular architecture by comparison to Prior's initial, unfulfilled designs for cottages and a hotel at West Bay. Prior's interest in materials and his understanding of their use in combination with experiments in volume and massing came to the fore at West Bay, anticipating his later mature work. He used materials carefully, with bands of differing textures and materials emphasising the horizontal plain, breaking up the massive warehouse like volume of the building. The combinati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorset Martyrs Memorial
The Dorset Martyrs Memorial is a grade II listed sculpture by Elisabeth Frink Dame Elisabeth Jean Frink (14 November 1930 – 18 April 1993) was an English sculptor and printmaker. Her ''Times'' obituary noted the three essential themes in her work as "the nature of Man; the 'horseness' of horses; and the divine in ... in Dorchester, Dorset, England. It was unveiled in 1986 on the site of the gallows where Catholic martyrs were hanged in the 16th and 17th centuries. BBC News, 18 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017. References External links Dorchester, Dorset[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridport Arts Centre
Bridport Arts Centre is an arts centre in Bridport, Dorset, England. Founded in 1973, it is housed in and around a 19th-century, Grade II listed building, formerly known as the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel. The complex includes the Marlow Theatre, the Allsop Gallery and a cinema. The centre runs the Bridport Prize, an international literary competition. Annual awards are made in four categories: short stories, poetry, flash fiction and first novel. The winners are announced during the Bridport Open Book Festival. The centre also runs the From Page to Screen Festival, an annual film festival celebrating literary adaptations. History The Methodist chapel was designed by the architect James Wilson of Bath. It was built in 1838, and opened on 28 November of that year. The front elevation, having four giant Doric pilasters with entablature and pediment, originally had "Wesleyan Methodist Chapel" written on its frieze. It is a Grade II listed building. The arts centre was founded in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beaminster Tunnel
Beaminster Tunnel or Horn Hill Tunnel is a road tunnel on the A3066 road between Beaminster and Mosterton in Dorset, England. The tunnel was constructed between 1830 and 1832; it was one of the first road tunnels built in Britain, and is the only pre-railway road tunnel in the country still in use. It was built to take a toll road underneath a steep hill to the north of Beaminster and make it easier for horse-drawn traffic to travel from the coast to the hinterland of Dorset. It underwent significant repairs in 1968 and again in 2009, but in 2012 a torrential rainstorm caused a landslide that resulted in the partial collapse of the tunnel's north entrance and the deaths of two people. Construction The tunnel is constructed from brick with walls thick, faced with Hamstone. It runs for under Horn Hill, a promontory to the north of Beaminster. The hill presented a major barrier to travellers passing from the newly enlarged harbour at West Bay on the Dorset coast to the hinterl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swanage Town Hall
Swanage Town Hall is a municipal building on Swanage High Street in Dorset. Constructed by the local building contractor George Burt in 1882–83, it reused materials salvaged from demolition works in London. The façade was rescued from London's 17th-century Mercers' Hall and the external clock is dated to 1826. It was not universally welcomed and one critic in the 1930s described it as "positively dreadful". The hall serves as the chamber for the current town council and has previously hosted the magistrates' court, fire brigade and citizens' advice service. Construction The site was previously occupied by "The Drong", a number of cottages operated by a church charity as almshouses. The town hall project was instigated by George Burt, as a means of instilling civic pride in the residents. Burt was a local building contractor who managed his uncle's construction firm Mowlem which carried out work on prominent buildings in London. Many of these were built with Purbeck stone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
