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HER Number:MDV130863
Name:Stoodley Knowle, Torbay

Summary

A large house built in the second half of the 19th century and which was used as a hospital during the First World War. It had become a convent by the 1930s and subsequently a school.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 936 642
Map Sheet:SX96SW
Admin AreaTorbay
Civil ParishTorbay
DistrictTorbay
Ecclesiastical ParishST.MARYCHURCH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1838 AD to 1899 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Stoodley Knowle marked, reached by a long driveway.

Ordnance Survey, 1930 - 1939, Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV336668.

Comparison with earlier maps shows the addition of buildings to the north-east of the original house.

Ordnance Survey, 1953-1969, 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial (Cartographic). SDV352727.

Buildings marked as Stoodley Knowle Convent.

Ordnance Survey, 1963-1996, 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric (Cartographic). SDV350058.

Marked as Stoodley Knowle Convent School, the map shows the expansion of buildings to the north.

Drabble, S., 2018, Stover Park in the Great War, 5 (Monograph). SDV364354.

The house was a private hospital for officers during the First World War.

Ordnance Survey, 2021, MasterMap 2021 (Cartographic). SDV364015.

Now Stoodley Knowle School.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #130641 ]
SDV336668Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1930 - 1939. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Fourth Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV350058Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1963-1996. 1963-1996 National Grid OS Metric. Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV352727Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1953-1969. 1953-1969 National Grid OS A edition imperial. Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364015Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2021. MasterMap 2021. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital.
SDV364354Monograph: Drabble, S.. 2018. Stover Park in the Great War. Stover Park in the Great War. Paperback Volume. 5.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jun 2 2021 2:37PM