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HER Number:MDV510
Name:Dowland Church House

Summary

Former site of Church House, now incorporated into the churchyard.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 443 234
Map Sheet:SS42SW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishLittleham
DistrictTorridge
Ecclesiastical ParishLITTLEHAM

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS42SW/3

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • CHURCH HOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Copeland, G. W., 1963, Devonshire Church Houses: Part 4, 146 (Article in Serial). SDV7678.

The church house stood on the west side of the main entrance to the church yard. Two storeyed, thatched roof. The upper floor was used for parish meetings, the lower was occupied by the sexton. Demolished in 1843 and the materials were used for the present parish room east of the principal entrance to the church yard. The site of the old buildings and its garden was incorporated into the churchyard and consecrated in 1860.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV7678Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1963. Devonshire Church Houses: Part 4. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 95. A5 Hardback. 146.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:May 4 2006 10:51AM