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Summary

A medieval lodgings block survives in the southwest corner of the parish churchyard with its north and east walls as a revetment to the graveyard; on its north side is a a 2-storey garde-robe block whose butt joints are no longer attached to the main block. Formerly attached to the north wall of the walled complex of the Bishops of Exeter's medieval Palace across Church Path. The buildings of Palace Place and some in Crown and Anchor Way lie within the footprint of the palace complex.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1208109: BISHOPS PALACE WALLS AND TOWER
• Scheduled Monument 1020764: The Bishops' Palace, Tower Road
• Listed Building (II) 1195238: RUINOUS WALLS TO SOUTH WEST OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN OF BAPTIST
• Listed Building (II) 1195238: RUINOUS WALLS TO SOUTH WEST OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST JOHN OF BAPTIST

Other References/Statuses

• Guardianship Monument: Torbay 1
• National Monuments Record: 446424
• Torbay HER: MTO60154

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• LODGINGS (XIII to Late Medieval - 1300 AD to 1539 AD)

Full description

Torbay HER record (SMR record). SDV361984.

Excavations in 2003 as part of an HLF project revealed the beaten earth floor of the lower floor of the lodgings block and the threshold of the east door set at the southeast corner about 1metre below Church Path. No additional windows were revealed nor any form of heating at this level [1].Only the garderobe preserves the typical medieval symmetry, there is no indication of a mirror west wing. The masonry of the medieval north and east walls was conserved and the Victorian railings replaced on the 19C curved limestone boundary wall.

There is an illustration of the Episcopal Palace by Swete in the Devon Records Office, since collected into Swete's Journals.[2][3]

Hawker, T., 1878, Myles Coverdale, 10 (1878) p.209 (Article in Serial). SDV362035.

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Tapley-Soper, H. A., 1942-46, Note 29. Palaces of the Bishops of Exeter in the Fifteenth Century, 22 (1942-6) p.80 (Article in Serial). SDV362092.

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<1> Passmore, A. J., 2003, Archaeological Recording at the Bishop's Palace, Paignton (* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist). SDV362408.

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<2> Swete, J., 1793, Episcopal Palace, Paignton, 564M/6/130,132 (Illustration). SDV362188.

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<3> Gray, T. (ed), 1997, Travels in Georgian Devon: The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete, 1789-1800, p.188 (Monograph). SDV362298.

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Sources / Further Reading

SDV361984	SMR record: Torbay HER record.
SDV362035	Article in Serial: Hawker, T.. 1878. Myles Coverdale. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 10. Website. 10 (1878) p.209.
SDV362092	Article in Serial: Tapley-Soper, H. A.. 1942-46. Note 29. Palaces of the Bishops of Exeter in the Fifteenth Century. Devon and Cornwall Notes & Queries. 22. Paperback Volume. 22 (1942-6) p.80.
SDV362408	* Torbay Report - Interim/Research/Specialist: Passmore, A. J.. 2003. Archaeological Recording at the Bishop's Palace, Paignton. Exeter Archaeology. 03.67. Digital.
	Linked documents:1
SDV362188	Illustration: Swete, J.. 1793. Episcopal Palace, Paignton. 564M/6/130,132.
SDV362298	Monograph: Gray, T. (ed). 1997. Travels in Georgian Devon: The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete, 1789-1800. . Vol 1. p.188.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV7959 - Archaeological Recording at the Bishop's Palace, Paignton

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