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HER Number:MDV113277
Name:Possible Toll House at Brixton

Summary

Possible toll house shown on 19th and early 20th century maps, described in the 1980s as a single storey building with the pointed arch characteristic of the tollhouses of the area.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 555 521
Map Sheet:SX55SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBrixton
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishBRIXTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

Building and adjacent gates shown to the east of the junction of the road through Brixton with the road to Plympton.


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

Rectangular building on the south side of the road, opposite the road to Plympton St Maurice.


Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 31 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

A possible tollhouse on the south side of the A379 in Brixton, four miles east of Plymouth. A single storey building with the pointed arch characteristic of the tollhouses of this area, and in the right place opposite the lane to Plympton.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #72610 ]
SDV349431Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 31.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 15 2015 11:19AM