Cerne Abbas houses [28]
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Image: © Michael Dibb Taken: 11 Dec 2020
Maltsters, number 32 Long Street, is the remaining part of two, probably, 16th century cottages. Circa 1800 one of the cottages was burnt down, never rebuilt, what remained was incorporated into the other cottage. The property was divided into two cottages again and re-combined into one in 1951. Partly rebuilt following a fire in 1984. The western portion of the house frontage is of cob construction, while the distinctive and smaller remaining eastern portion is of masonry rubble, comprising flint, chalk blocks and the local greensand, all under a thatched roof. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1119449 Cerne Abbas is a village on the banks of the River Cerne, some 10 miles north of Dorchester. The village grew around the Benedictine abbey which was founded in 987 and thrived after the dissolution as a small market town renowned for the quality of the beer brewed there. At one time there were 15 public houses for a population of 1,500. Now the economy of the village is dominated by tourism with thousands of visitors drawn to see the world famous Giant – a chalk figure 180 feet high.
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