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Summary

Mansion of Flete House, sixteenth century in origin. Aerial photographs show the north-west wing as roofless in 1959.

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (II) 1000692: FLETE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX65SW/9
• Old Listed Building Ref (I)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANSION HOUSE (XI to Late Medieval - 1001 AD to 1539 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170779.

Mansion flete house.

DOE 1956, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV170780.

Vis=est=-/-/1906 (windeatt) the old house of flete - sometimes known as fleet, was taken down in 1877 when the present house was erected. Polwhele's devon describes the old house "great improvements have been lately made both in the house and grounds. And the house carrying fourteen windows in front makes a very striking appearance". The figures of a hunter and a falconer, which were over the entrance in the old house, are preserved in the new house, also a granite mantelpiece with the letters "t. H. " and the hele arms. There is a plate of flete house cir.1840 from a pencil drawing made by the late rev. W. J. Coppard facing page 113. Flete damarel or flete was flutes in domesday. It was one hide of land held by robert de albemarle. Early descents given (reichel). Illustrations by swete (dro). A late tudor house considerably renovated in early xix century and in 1878 when norman shaw added an immense castellated structure with embattled towers. Now a maternity home (doe 1956).

DOE 1984, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170781.

Flete. Country house situated in a landscaped park. The earliest part was built in 16th century and substantially rebuilt circa 1620 for sir charles hele. Additions of early and late 18th century. Heavily remodelled in gothic style in 1835 and again remodelled and extended in 1878 retaining the 17th century house to the sw. Richly decorated in jacobean style with panelling, italianate plasterwork and elaborate chimneypieces. Features include a large framed staircase, gallery with double flight of stairs at one end and a galleried music room (doe 1984).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170783.

Windeatt, e. /dcnq/4,pt.1(1906-1907)113 pl/flete house, south devon.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170784.

Reichel, o. J. /hundreds of devon/(1928-1938)306,314,330/the hundred of ermington in early times.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170785.

Dro=564m/7/7(illustrations by swete).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170786.

Gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)276.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170787.

Lysons, d. + s. /magna britannia 6 devon/2(1822)273.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170788.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)409.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170789.

Pevsner, n. /s devon/(1952)169.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170790.

Doe/hhr:plympton st. Mary rd/(-/8/1956)16.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170791.

Osa=sx65sw8.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170792.

Doe/hhr:holbeton/(19/7/1984)41.

Untitled Source (Aerial Photograph). SDV170793.

Aph=dap/hs 9-10/(232/1986).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV170794.

Des=gallant, l. /deer parks/(1986)/manuscript in smr.

GALLANT, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV943.

Flete house in a large park formerly the seat of lord mildmay (gallant).

Harold Wingham Collection, 1959, HAW Film 9392, SX 6251/3 HAW 9392/38 21-JUL-1959 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351251.

The wing on the north-west is visible as a shell with no roof.

Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R., 2013-2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project (Interpretation). SDV351146.

The north-west wing is visible as a roofless structure on aerial photographs taken in 1959.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV170779	Migrated Record:
SDV170780	Report - Survey: DOE 1956.
SDV170781	Migrated Record: DOE 1984.
SDV170783	Migrated Record:
SDV170784	Migrated Record:
SDV170785	Migrated Record:
SDV170786	Migrated Record:
SDV170787	Migrated Record:
SDV170788	Migrated Record:
SDV170789	Migrated Record:
SDV170790	Migrated Record:
SDV170791	Migrated Record:
SDV170792	Migrated Record:
SDV170793	Aerial Photograph:
SDV170794	Migrated Record:
SDV351146	Interpretation: Hegarty, C. + Knight, S. + Sims, R.. 2013-2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme Project. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV351251	Aerial Photograph: Harold Wingham Collection. 1959. HAW Film 9392. Harold Wingham Collection. Photograph (Paper). SX 6251/3 HAW 9392/38 21-JUL-1959.
SDV943	Migrated Record: GALLANT.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV6127 - Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey National Mapping Programme (NMP) for South-West England - South Coast Devon (Ref: ACD618)

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