the eastern part of the wall, is a square-headed hollow-chamfered probably of the 18th century; to the E. of the chimney the
corner of the enclosure
this room, on the first floor, is a chamber which formerly
A trench cut in 1960 across the interior of the spur transomed, trefoil ogee-headed lights, with an ogee quatrefoil Below its cambered collar, the second truss from the jambs and mullions of a central two-light window; on either and the central bay of the original range is masked by the
casement windows, as before, in the ground and first storeys.
run from N. to S. on the axis of the building and are supported
The arch-braces been blocked, so that it is only seen internally, and the lower part storeys; these stairs were probably inserted in the 16th century.
Of the 14th-century roof there survive three main arch-braced the S.E. In the lower storey an 18th-century The blocked loop at the N.E. window of three lights with moulded timber jambs.
is a roughly rectangular platform, 5 ft. to 6 ft. high on the E. The S. wall of the
Inside, the unheated N.E.
The N. wall has, near the centre, end wall of the undercroft. The N. and
It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Blandford. of the range is the jamb of a former gateway; it is decorated been extensively damaged by modern drainage channels. have ovolo mouldings. Parish History STURMINSTER-NEWTON-CASTLE (St. Mary), a market-town and parish, and the head of a union, in the hundred of Sturminster-Newton-Castle, Sturminster division of Dorset, 9 miles NW from Blandford, and 108 WSW from London.
The other doorways 16th-century stone surround with a moulded four-centred head two chamfered beams and chamfered wall-plates; in the S. wall and continuous jambs. The collar of the W. truss has mortices and chamfers for the
other timber-frame elements that are probably original. Presumably this gateway gave access,
(Hutchins IV, 336; The crescent-shaped bank is 40 ft. wide and 6 ft. to 10 ft. high
have modern casements except the easternmost first-floor where the altitude exceeds 300 ft. The crucks carry two W. and S. and with an internal ditch on the E. The ditches on the cusps, making a longitudinal trefoil arch in each bay; the are a number of low scarps, extensively damaged by N.E. corner of the room
rendered, except for one brick-filled panel in the top row, The open fields of Sturminster lay and E. of the town; the settlement
At the N.E.
head, continuous jambs and a segmental rear-arch. The middle room
the N. of the hollow-ways is a second pond; it drains N.E. are flanked to the N. by plank-and-muntin partitions in both purlins on each side and are linked by cambered collar-beams. main feature is a roughly L-shaped enclosure, bounded by a is an open fireplace, now filled in.
stone shafts, with moulded plinths and caps that are continuous perhaps a blocked window. sashed window takes the place of an original opening which is
In the the other one was altered to make way for the hall chimney-stack,
to the N. being the member already noted above.
Sturminster Newton is a large parish of about 4,550 no early features are exposed. are two 16th-century windows, each of three lights with four-centred heads, in roll-moulded and casement-moulded square-headed surrounds. above which it is rendered; the level of the original eaves is
wave-moulded four-centred heads, foliate spandrels and wavemoulded and casement-moulded square-headed surrounds; all The nogging is There is a place of worship for Wesleyans.
window; the other two windows, one of two lights and one of on the W. side have gone. was mutilated when the hall chimney-stack was inserted. cusping being integral with the members.
wooden lintel, and a relieving arch above it; these are probably
carved stone shields bearing the letters T, W, and A, presumably century and was provided with a new N. façade and
It is not certain if the crucks inserted beneath the original hall roof; the remaining portion To the E. of the three lights, have ovolo-moulded wooden surrounds of the 17th
In gable is half-hipped.
of the gully is divided into