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HER Number:MDV129154
Name:Former London Inn, South Zeal

Summary

Cottages (former inn) on the south side of the main street in South Zeal. Identified as a high quality historic building in the Conservation Area appraisal. Depicted on the 1840s Tithe Map as a single house, it is marked on the late 19th century historic map as the London Inn. Closed in 1906, it is now two cottages.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 651 935
Map Sheet:SX69SE
Admin AreaDartmoor National Park
Civil ParishSouth Tawton
DistrictWest Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishSOUTH TAWTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1849 AD (Between))
  • INN (XIX - 1850 AD to 1880 AD (Between))

Full description

South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments (Cartographic). SDV359954.

House depicted on the Tithe Map (plot 2756); 'House and Yard'.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

The late 19th century historic map depicts this building as the 'London Inn'.

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

Still marked as a inn on the early 20th century historic map.

Dartmoor National Park Authority, 2011, South Zeal Conservation Area Character Appraisal, Map 7 (Report - Assessment). SDV359517.

House identified as a high quality historic building. No further specific detail provided.

Unknown, 2017, The Lost Pubs Project, Accessed 06/11/2020 (Website). SDV359977.

The London Inn closed in 1906 under the 1904 Compensation Act, used to reduce the number of pubs. The pub is now used as two cottages.

Ordnance Survey, 2020, MasterMap 2020 (Cartographic). SDV363413.

Marked on the modern mapping as two properties; Olde London Cottage and Moon Daisy Cottage.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV359517Report - Assessment: Dartmoor National Park Authority. 2011. South Zeal Conservation Area Character Appraisal. Dartmoor National Park Authority Report. Digital. Map 7.
SDV359954Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital.
SDV359977Website: Unknown. 2017. The Lost Pubs Project. http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/index.html. Website. Accessed 06/11/2020.
SDV363413Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2020. MasterMap 2020. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #127365 ]

Associated Monuments

MDV7022Related to: Burgage plots, South Zeal (Monument)
MDV129153Related to: Houses in South Zeal (Building)
MDV33691Related to: The Post Office, South Zeal (Building)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Nov 6 2020 4:02PM