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| HER Number: | MDV127510 |
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| Name: | Pleasure House in Dartington Park |
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Summary
Possible site of the pleasure house built in the late 18th century in the newly reinstated ornamental deerpark and shown in Revd Swete's painting of the park in 1801. The painting shows a two storey stone building with a pyramidal slate roof.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 799 634 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX76SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartington |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DARTINGTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GAZEBO (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD to 1801 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Small building shown.
Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 1997, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 1, 106-7 (Monograph). SDV341166.
Revd Swetes 'Scene at Dartington', dated 1801 shows 'the Dart meandering through fertile pastures ' and 'the little square building perch'd on the apex of the conical hill on the right' which he says was built as a 'pleasure house'.
Waterhouse, R., 2000, Notes on the development of Dartington Deer Park (Un-published). SDV352042.
Waterhouse suggests this to be the site of the pleasure house built in the late 18th century in the newly reinstated ornamental deerpark and shown in Revd Swete's painting of the park in 1801. The painting shows a two storey stone building with a pyramidal slate roof.
Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.
Now the site of Deerpark Cottage.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #124183 ] |
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| SDV341166 | Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 1997. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 1. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 1. Hardback Volume. 106-7. |
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| SDV352042 | Un-published: Waterhouse, R.. 2000. Notes on the development of Dartington Deer Park. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV363413 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV8134 | Part of: Dartington Hall Deerpark (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 8 2020 1:04PM |
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