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| HER Number: | MDV11647 |
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| Name: | Powler's Piece Tollhouse, East Putford |
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Summary
A small single storey tollhouse on the north side of a minor road just before the crossroads at Powler's Piece. The road was not built until about 1855 and consequently the tollhouse is of late date.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 370 183 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS31NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | East Putford |
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| District | Torridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | EAST PUTFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS31NE/34
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS31NE23
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Bulding shown but not named.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 25 (Monograph). SDV7980.
There is a small single storey tollhouse on the north side of a minor road just before the crossroads at Powler's Piece. This road was not built until about 1855 and consequently the tollhouse is of late date.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS31NE23 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV4438.
A small, single storey toll house near the crossroads at Powler’s Piece. The road was not built until c.1855 and the toll house is, therefore, of late date (Kanefsky 1976).
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 25 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
A small single storey cottage on the north side of a minor road just before the crossroads at Powler's Piece, 10 miles south-west of Bideford. This road was not built until about 1855 and consequently the tollhouse is of late date.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.PUT (Un-published). SDV351734.
Single storey rectangular building; the adjoining two storey building is modern. It is thought to have been built in 1855 for the Bideford Turnpike Trust. As a simple building on a minor route, only its roadside location supports its claim to have been a toll house.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #142206 ] |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.PUT. |
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| SDV4438 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS31NE23. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:39PM |
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