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| HER Number: | MDV125789 |
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| Name: | Lower House, Branscombe |
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Summary
Site of Lower House which was extant in the 16th century. Cartographic evidence suggests that it has been altered or rebuilt. Now East Combe House.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 203 891 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY28NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Branscombe |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRANSCOMBE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Built, XVI - 1501 AD to 1600 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Lower House marked.
Butters, F. C., 1980, Branscombe and the Parish and the Church, 10 (Pamphlet). SDV363022.
Lower House was the home of the Fords from the 16th century. In one of the bedrooms is a plaster plaque with a double-headed eagle of the Tsars which commemorates a visit by the Grand Duchess Helene of Russia in 1831.
Ordnance Survey, 2019, MasterMap 2019 (Cartographic). SDV362729.
Now East Combe House. Cartographic evidence suggests that it has been altered or rebuilt.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #117918 ] |
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| SDV362729 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2019. MasterMap 2019. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV363022 | Pamphlet: Butters, F. C.. 1980. Branscombe and the Parish and the Church. Paperback Volume. 10. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV18623 | Related to: Lower House Sawmill (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Nov 21 2019 3:08PM |
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