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| HER Number: | MDV117961 |
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| Name: | Driveway to Bishop's Court from Sowton |
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Summary
An approach drive to Bishop's Court from Sowton built by John Garratt between 1834 and 1838 of which the southern end was re-routed in the 1860s. It replaced an earlier approach built by Lord Graves circa 1805-10.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 979 922 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX99SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Sowton |
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| District | East Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | FARRINGDON |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- DRIVE (Built, XIX - 1834 AD to 1870 AD (Between))
Full description
Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan, Appendix 1: BC10, 11 (Report - non-specific). SDV349911.
An approach drive to Bishop's Court from Sowton built by John Garratt between 1834 and 1838 of which the southern end was re-routed in the 1860s. The drive which is shown on the Tithe Map is in good condition. It replaced an earlier approach built by Lord Graves circa 1805-10, now in poor condition.
Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishop's Court, Devon: A Documented History, 9-10 (Report - non-specific). SDV351922.
There may always have been a path and footbridge connecting the village of Sowton to the medieval Bishop's Court. The second Lord Graves, however, constructed an approach from Sowton as part of his extensive improvements to the house and grounds in the early 19th century. It left the village from a point close to the church and crossed the river about 50 metres downstream of the present bridge. This approach was realigned under the Garratt ownership, post 1833. It crossed the millstream by a new bridge with cast iron railings and then proceeded in a straight line with an ornamental canal along one side. Its route is shown on the Tithe Map. Further changes were made as part of the re-landscaping for the setting of the new house in 1860.
Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.
Marked as a track.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349911 | Report - non-specific: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2007. Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan. Debois Landscape Survey Group Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. Appendix 1: BC10, 11. |
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| SDV351922 | Report - non-specific: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2007. Bishop's Court, Devon: A Documented History. Debois Landscape Survey Group Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 9-10. |
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| SDV359352 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #77241 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV118088 | Parent of: Bridge over the River Clyst, Sowton (Monument) |
| MDV10076 | Related to: Bishop's Court, Sowton (Building) |
| MDV118019 | Related to: Old Sowton Bridge (Monument) |
| MDV83939 | Related to: Railing of Bridge on Former Drive to Bishop's Court, Sowton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5959 - Archaeological Survey, Bishops Court, Devon
| Date Last Edited: | Dec 21 2016 3:15PM |
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