2015

SY9287 : Historic buildings

taken 9 years ago, near to Wareham, Dorset, England

Historic buildings
Historic buildings
Have a look at the roof. The bottom two rows of tiles are purbeck stone, whereas the rest are clay tiles. There are other buildings like this in Wareham, and possibly nowhere else.

The building with bow windows and the blue shopfront is 12 West Street, a grade II* 18th century building (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) )

To the right is 10 West Street, a grade II building from the 18th century (LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) )
Wareham

Wareham is a small market town in Dorset. It is strategically located between the River Frome and River Piddle. The town has a long history with evidence of Pre-Roman settlement. The old town is surrounded by 9th century town walls.
Wikipedia: LinkExternal link

Roofing with 'Stone Easing Course'

Several buildings in Wareham have a roof like this. The bottom two rows of tiles are Purbeck stone, whereas the rest are clay tiles.

Section 95 of the planning guidance at LinkExternal link describes the structure and purpose of this, and uses the name 'Stone Easing Course'.

It says "Use of stone ‘easing courses’ (rows of stone tiles fixed along the eaves of a plain clay tiled roof), is a feature of eighteenth century construction most commonly seen in Wareham. An easing course made up from large tiles helped to throw rain water clear of the wall face. This was important where rafters were positioned directly on the wall head of a building which lacked gutters. Use of stone easing courses as motifs in new build misses the functional point, and usually fails to provide the level of overhang seen in original use. For this reason it is best to avoid their use."


Similar planning guidance from Derbyshire County Council exists, which describes such mixed roofs and calls the stone layer the 'Eaves course'. The Derbyshire document dates from 1977, and is less clear about the purpose and less proscriptive about copying the style. It does say that the technique appears throughout the UK. See LinkExternal link

In 2005 English Heritage published advice on stone roofing (LinkExternal link ) and paragraph 3.3 briefly mentions the technique with similar vague remarks to the Derbyshire document.


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Geographical Context: Lowlands Business, Retail, Services City, Town centre Period: 18th Century Primary Subject: Shop other tags: Grade II(star) Listed Building Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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Bob Harvey   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 17 May, 2015   (more nearby)
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Saturday, 23 May, 2015
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OSGB36: geotagged! SY 9224 8734 [10m precision]
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OSGB36: geotagged! SY 9223 8732
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