Description

ST98SE DAUNTSEY B4069, Dauntsey Lock
(South West side)

1385-0/3/10008 Weighbridge House and Weighbridge

GV II

Weighbridge house and weighbridge. Circa mid C19. Red and burnt brick in Flemish bond with dressed limestone quoins. Welsh slate hipped roof with alternate courses of shaped slates. Brick lateral stack on SW side, its stone shaft truncated. Small single-cell rectangular building with doorway on SE, fireplace on SW side and window to weighbridge on north east side. The SE side has central doorway with plank door with small rectangular overlight. The NE side has 2-light window with stone frame and is blocked in brick. The window looks out onto the weighbridge with its cast-iron platform inscribed 'BARTLETT AND SON, BRISTOL, TO WEIGH 6 TONS'. The platform is over a pit and connected to a balance, in the weighbridge house, complete with weights. The room is ceiled and has a small fireplace with a simple wooden chimneypiece.

Listing NGR: ST9950580218

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26558698

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Recommended Books

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  Northamptonshire: Buildings of England Series (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)
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  Hampshire: South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Suffolk: East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)