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HER Number:MDV117995
Name:Tennis Court at Bishop's Court, Sowton

Summary

An area of levelled ground, site of the Garratts' tennis court which was built between 1889 and 1905.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 982 918
Map Sheet:SX99SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishSowton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishFARRINGDON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TENNIS COURT (Built, XIX to XX - 1889 AD to 1905 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Rectangular area of tennis court defined.


Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishops Court, Devon. Landscape Survey and Management Plan, Appendix 1: BC29 (Report - non-specific). SDV349911.

An area of levelled ground, site of the Garratts' tennis court which was built between 1889 and 1905.


Debois Landscape Survey Group, 2007, Bishop's Court, Devon: A Documented History, 13 (Report - non-specific). SDV351922.

The tennis court had been added by 1905.

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: #77271 ]
SDV349911Report - 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: BC29.
SDV351922Report - non-specific: Debois Landscape Survey Group. 2007. Bishop's Court, Devon: A Documented History. Debois Landscape Survey Group Report. A4 Comb Bound + Digital. 13.

Associated Monuments

MDV87487Part of: Parkland and Gardens at Bishop's Court, Sowton (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

  • EDV5959 - Archaeological Survey, Bishops Court, Devon

Date Last Edited:Mar 20 2019 12:40PM