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| HER Number: | MDV11346 |
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| Name: | Thame House and Oroolong House, Queen Street, Colyton |
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Summary
Thame house (formerly the Fernery) and Oroolong house, Fore Street, Colyton. These houses form an L-shaped block. Plastered walls with rusticated quoins and slate roofs.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SY 245 939 |
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| Map Sheet: | SY29SW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Colyton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | COLYTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/94
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 87872
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
DOE 1960, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV125480.
Thame house (formerly the fernery) and oroolong house, fore street, colyton. These houses form an l-shaped block. Plastered walls with rusticated quoins and slate roofs. Modillion cornice. Flat string course between floors. Oroolong house has a pillared porch, panelled door and a fanlight. Probably early 19th century (doe 1960).
DOE 1984, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV125481.
Pair of adjoining houses. Circa late c18 house with early/mid c19 wing (thame house). Stuccoed with rusticated quoins, stringcourse, modillion eaves cornice and slate roof with gabled ends. Oroolong house: two storeys, four bays. Sashes with glazing bars, left and right two light sashes. Wide centre porch with tuscan columns and entablature, reeded round arched doorway with panelled reveals, semi-circular fanlight and panelled door. Thame house: circa early/mid c19 stuccoed wing projecting at right hand forming l-shaped plan, two storeys, tripartite sashes and with single light sashes and doorway to road. C19 addition at rear (doe 1984).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV125482.
Doe/hhr:axminster rd/(1960)10.
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV125483.
Doe/hhr:colyton(19/10/1980)61.
Pearce, M., 1997, Oroolong House, Colyton (Correspondence). SDV347287.
The building is a pair of adjoining houses circa late 18th century with an early to mid-19th century wing built of stucco with a modillion eaves cornince. Works on site have revealed an earleir roof with cut off rafter feet to the front elevation.
Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Colyton, 6, 15 (Report - non-specific). SDV346548.
This is one of the really attractive areas of the town, with several listed buildings from the 17th to early 19th century, for example Oroolong House in Queen Street, a pleasant 18th century house. Other details: Maps.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV125480 | Migrated Record: DOE 1960. |
| SDV125481 | Migrated Record: DOE 1984. |
| SDV125482 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV125483 | Migrated Record: |
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #72803 ] |
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| SDV346548 | Report - non-specific: Fisher, J.. 1999. East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Colyton. East Devon District Council. A4 Stapled + Digital. 6, 15. |
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| SDV347287 | Correspondence: Pearce, M.. 1997. Oroolong House, Colyton. Planning Application. A4 Single Sheet. |
Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 7 2011 5:08PM |
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