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Lincolnshire HER
Name:DOWSBY HALL
HER Number:MLI32916
Type of record:Monument

Summary

DOWSBY HALL

Grid Reference:TF 110 292
Map Sheet:TF12NW
Parish:DOWSBY, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

Full description

DOWSBY HALL IS A MOATED STONE MANSION BUILT BETWEEN 1603 AND 1610, AND SOMEWHAT REDUCED IN SIZE, POSSIBLY IN THE 18TH CENTURY.{1}{2}{3}{4}{5} DOWSBY HALL IS ONE HALF OF THE ORIGINAL LARGE MANSION (THE SOUTH WALL IS UNRELIEVED FACING STONE); THERE IS A TRADITION OF CROMWELLIAN DESTRUCTION. A RAINWATER HEAD DATED 1630 SURVIVES. SEE APs AO:65:31:2 AND 3. THERE ARE POSSIBLE REMAINS OF A SURROUNDING MOAT BUT SLIGHT DEPRESSIONS ARE DISTINGUISHABLE FROM LANDSCAPE GARDENING. AN OLD DROVE ROAD LIES IMMEDIATELY EAST.{1} THE PROBLEM PRESENTED BY DOWSBY IS S FRONT, THIS IS ENTIRELY BLANK WALL AND MOST UNUSUAL IF HOUSE HAS NOT BEEN TRUNCATED, POSSIBLY IN THE 18TH CENTURY. {5}{6}

Dowsby Hall, Dowsby. Partially extant 19th century farmstead. Regular courtyard with a covered yard. The farmhouse is detached from the main working complex. There has been a partial loss (less than 50%) of traditional buildings. Located within a Church and/or Manor farm group. Large modern sheds are located on the site. {7}


<1> OS CARD INDEX, TF12NW1,1965, DA (Index). SLI2472.

<2> William White, 1872, History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition, 3RD EDN:P 581 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI887.

<3> Ministry of Housing and Local Gov, 1961, MHLG, 2376A:11:A P 9 (Unpublished Document). SLI4519.

<4> 1934, LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE, VOL 2 P 332 (Serial). SLI3970.

<5> Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, 1964, Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition), P 519 (Bibliographic Reference). SLI860.

<6> SMR FILE, TF12NW:AW,1978, KAM (Index). SLI2992.

<7> English Heritage, 2015, English Heritage Farmsteads Project, 7750 (Digital Archive). SLI15702.

Monument Types

  • HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • MOAT (Post Medieval - 1600 AD to 1699 AD)
  • FARMSTEAD (Post Medieval to Modern - 1800 AD? to 2050 AD)

Protected Status

  • Listed Building
  • SHINE

Sources and further reading

<1>Index: OS CARD INDEX. DOWSBY. TF12NW1,1965, DA.
<2>Bibliographic Reference: William White. 1872. History, Gazetteer and Directory of Lincolnshire - Third Edition. 3RD EDN:P 581.
<3>Unpublished Document: Ministry of Housing and Local Gov. 1961. MHLG. 2376A:11:A P 9.
<4>Serial: 1934. LINCOLNSHIRE MAGAZINE. VOL 2 P 332.
<5>Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris. 1964. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (First Edition). P 519.
<6>Index: SMR FILE. DOWSBY. TF12NW:AW,1978, KAM.
<7>Digital Archive: English Heritage. 2015. English Heritage Farmsteads Project. 7750.

Related records

MLI32917Related to: MOAT, WITH POSSIBLE MANOR HOUSE (Monument)

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