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| HER Number: | MDV10158 |
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| Name: | Plasterwork at Poltimore House |
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Summary
Poltimore House retains several plastered ceilings of the 17th and 18th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 967 963 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Poltimore |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | POLTIMORE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99NE/9/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- PLASTERWORK (XVII to XVIII - 1601 AD to 1800 AD (Between))
Full description
Unknown, Untitled Source (Photograph). SDV321942.
Other details: Black & white photo.
French, K. + French, C., 1957, Devonshire Plasterwork, 130,134-5 (Article in Serial). SDV4676.
Poltimore House. The ceiling has enriched ribs of period two (1600-1650). There are also three ceilings of simple designs of oval mouldings within a square or rectangle. There is a ceiling of period four (about 1735) with classical figures. Neo-classical stucco work of period five (1760-1800) is also found here, dated about 1770.
Department of Environment, 1985, Poltimore, 73 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV129235.
Northeast 19C vestibule contains a supposed copy of a 17C plaster ceiling in the adjoining room, but possibly surviving under present false ceiling. Roccoco salon, perhaps 1740s, ceiling with central sunburst and surrounding foliage.
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 690 (Monograph). SDV325629.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV129235 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1985. Poltimore. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 73. |
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| SDV321942 | Photograph: Unknown. |
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| SDV325629 | Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. 690. |
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| SDV4676 | Article in Serial: French, K. + French, C.. 1957. Devonshire Plasterwork. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 89. A5 Hardback. 130,134-5. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV10156 | Part of: Poltimore House (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 7 2019 3:44PM |
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