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Summary

The remains of a 15th century church.

Location

Protected Status

• Registered Park or Garden (I) 1000338: BICTON

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NE/6
• Old SAM County Ref: 600

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• CHURCH (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

SEE DOE LIST FOR FULL DETAILS, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114945.

Ruined remains of original parish church.15th century in date, deliberately ruined in 1850 and the e end rebuilt as mausoleum (see doe list for full details).

NMR, CITING ?PATTISON, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV114946.

Vis=30/8/1989 (?rchme) ruins of the medieval church consist of a tower and n wall of the nave which joins onto the mausoleum), all apparently 15c (nmr, citing ?pattison).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114948.

Lysons, d. + s. /magna britannia/6(1822)47.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114949.

Pevsner, n. /the buildings of england; south devon/5(1952)51-52.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114950.

Hoskins, w. G. /devon/(1954)335.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114951.

Osa=sy08ne6/plan and illustration.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114952.

Des=robinson, r. /list of fmw visits/(19/1/1983)/in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114953.

Doe/hhr:bicton/(10/2/1987)16-17.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114954.

Doe/smc letter/(12/6/1985) in smr.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV114955.

Des=pattison, p. /(30/8/1989)/as above.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV177625.

Vis=estimated -/-/1951(pevsner) the remains of the old church consist of a small west tower and one wall of the nave with windows in the perpendicular style. The old east end was converted into a mausoleum by pugin and contains the rolle monument and a fine 17th century tomb to denys rolle (1638) and his wife and child (pevsner).

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Untitled Source (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV24.

Vis=19/7/1953(os) only the southern wall of the nave remains with the central doorway flanked by windows. It is plastered and roofed with tiles. The floor of the nave is incorporated into the church- yard, grassed and filled with graves.

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV326788.

The remains of a 15th century church. Smc granted for repair works to tower (doe).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV335.

Vis=estimated -/-/1953(hoskins) it is suggested that this tomb may be the work of nicholas stone. If this is so, it is the only known work of his in devon (hoskins).

Lysons, D. + Lysons, S., 1822, Magna Britannica (Monograph). SDV323771.

Vis=estimated -/-/1821(lysons) this was originally the chapel to otterton (lysons).

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2012 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Tower and nave wall of old Bicton church incorporated into 19th century mausoleum. Listed Grade 1.
SMR.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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