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| HER Number: | MDV1104 |
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| Name: | Taw Bridge Toll House |
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Summary
Early nineteenth century toll house.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 673 065 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS60NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Coldridge |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | UNKNOWN |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS60NE/12
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS60NE5 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV337225.
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses., 306 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
Taw Bridge toll-house on Exeter-Torrington road. Rectangular.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 27 (Monograph). SDV7980.
One of a line of five on this road which opened in 1835.
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 27 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
An interesting single storey building on the west side of the B3220 Torrington Road, five miles from Morchard Road station. This tollhouse, now disused and decaying, has the door on the right, a bay window in the centre, a toll-board recess on the left and windows at each end.
Department of Environment, 1986, Coldridge (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV337226.
Taw Bridge Toll House.
Circa 1835. Brick with some Portland stone detail; brick stack and chimney shaft; slate roof.
Small 2-room building facing north-east with entrance lobby at right (north-west) end. Central room has rear lateral stack.
Low gable-ended range with centre bay broken forward slightly with gabled front over canted bay window comprising a forward 12-pane sash flanked by 8-pane sashes. Plank stable-type door to right and blind window to left both with round-headed arches with slightly projecting keystones. 12-pane sash on left end.
This section of the Exeter-Barnstaple Turnpike road was opened 1835. This toll house is complete. Other details: http://lbonline.english-heritage.org.uk/BuildingDetailsForm.aspx?id=95565.
Bird, C. J., 2020, Heritage Gateway feedback about Monument ID: MDV1104 (Personal Comment). SDV363587.
The original tollboard which was found on a bonfire but fortunately not too badly damaged has been restored.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337225 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SS60NE5. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV337226 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1986. Coldridge. Historic Houses Register. A4 Grip Bound. |
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| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses.. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 306. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 27. |
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| SDV363587 | Personal Comment: Bird, C. J.. 2020. Heritage Gateway feedback about Monument ID: MDV1104. Not Applicable. |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 27. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 6 2020 12:52PM |
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