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| HER Number: | MDV114027 |
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| Name: | Gidleigh Park |
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Summary
Built between 1925-1929 as a replacement for the previous house, which burnt down. Had a range of owners as a private dwelling before in 1977 it was bought and converted to a small country house hotel. Now has an excellent reputation and a two Michelin star restaurant.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 267 088 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX20NE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Gidleigh |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | GIDLEIGH |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COUNTRY HOUSE (Early 20th Century - 1925 AD to 1929 AD)
- HOTEL (Late 20th Century - 1977 AD to 1980 AD)
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
Post-dating the earlier historic maps, the oldest source available for the building is the collection of 1940s aerial photographs, which show the house.
Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M., 2000, Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present, 34-38 (Monograph). SDV359347.
The largest property in the village, the house dates from 1925 when the old house burnt down and this replacement was commissioned. Building work took four years and was undertaken by owner Charles McIlwraith, who was a popular owner retaining a staff of 20 to run the house and gardens in 1928. After McIlwraith's death in 1932 the property was bought by Major Rudolph (Rollo) Mayne who with his wife improved the property, adding tennis courts and developing the water gardens, as well as entertaining the comic novelist Evelyn Waugh regularly.
The house changed hands after Rollo's death a few times before being bought in 1977 and reopened as a small country house hotel. After many years of hard work and investment it flourished and is one of the finest hotels in south-west England, with an international reputation, winning many awards and boasting a two Michelin star restaurant.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Modern map shows the house.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV359347 | Monograph: Grumley-Grennan, T. + Hardy, M.. 2000. Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present. Gidleigh. A Dartmoor Village Past and Present. Hardback Volume. 34-38. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #73372 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV114033 | Related to: Gidleigh Lodge (Building) |
| MDV114034 | Related to: Gidleigh Village Hall (Building) |
| MDV114028 | Related to: House at Gidleigh Park (Building) |
| MDV64339 | Related to: Princep's Folly, Gidleigh Park (Building) |
| MDV134798 | Related to: Turbine on the North Teign near Gidleigh Park Hotel (Monument) |
| MDV114032 | Related to: Way Cottage, Gidleigh (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 11 2024 12:00PM |
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