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Summary

Early or mid 19th century former farmhouse, probably belonging originally to the home farm of Welstor House; now a private house. Solid rendered walls; slate-hung at front. Slated roof. Two rendered chimneys on left gable wall; one on right gable wall. Double-fronted, double-depth plan. No remains of the original (?16th century) house survive.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1206410: HOUSE APPROXIMATELY 70 METRES NORTH EAST OF WELSTOR HOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SX77SW25
• National Record of the Historic Environment: 445313
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX77SW/59
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX77SW25

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOUSE (XV to XVIII - 1500 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Pre))
• FARMHOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1800 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))

Full description

Worthy, C., 1875, Ashburton and its Neighbourhood, 46 (Monograph). SDV347162.

Welstor was the property of the Windeats in 16th century.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Welstor [T.1.] [SX 7431 7299].

Amery, J. S., 1924, (Presidential Address) The Ashburton of past days: its manners, customs and inhabitants, 94, fig.1 (estimated 1923) (Article in Serial). SDV315287.

Welstor site of house pre-1605. There is a house or farm named Welstor tenement standing in this position on a map of part of Manor of Ashburton dated 1605.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1951, SX77SW25 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV283417.

(18/07/1951) The present house is comparatively modern - 19th century. Current owner/occupier told recorder that no remains of the original house survive.
'Welstor' - name on gate.

Ordnance Survey, 2013, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV350786.

English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.

SX77SW WELSTOR 849-1/1/244 House approximately 70m NE of Welstor House -GV II
Former Farmhouse, probably belonging originally to the home farm of Welstor House; now a private house. Early or mid 19th century. Solid rendered walls; slate-hung at front. Slated roof. Two rendered chimneys on left gable wall; one on right gable wall. Double-fronted, double-depth. Two storeys. Three windows wide. Half-glazed centre door with moulded lower panel; three-paned fanlight. Lean-to porch, almost certainly a later addition, approached by a flight of old stone steps. Six-paned sah windows. Boxed eaves-cornice. Left gable wall has doorway with corrugated iron porch. Pointed-arched window in each upper storey; each window has a pair of 6-paned wood casements with Gothic glazing bars in the window head.
SX74337303.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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