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| HER Number: | MDV13250 |
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| Name: | Nethway Cottage, Kingswear |
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Summary
Former toll house with a slate-hung, angled front to the road and a toll-board recess.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 897 527 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Kingswear |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | KINGSWEAR |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX85SE/51
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX85SE19
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Albert, W., 1972, The Turnpike System in England, 212 (Monograph). SDV256931.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 25 (Monograph). SDV7980.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1979, SX85SE19 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV149328.
Toll house of the Torquay Trust on the B3205 Brixham to Kingswear road. It is angle-fronted with a slate-hung front and a toll board recess (citing Kanefsky 1976).
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 25 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
Between Brixham and Kingswear on the B3205, half a mile north-east of Kingswear at the junction of the minor road to Nethway. An angle-fronted tollhouse on the east side of the junction, with a slate-hung front and toll-board recess.
Department of Environment, 1985, Kingswear, 14 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV336924.
Early C19 rough cast with slate-hung splayed three sided end to road. Slate hipped roof. Two storeys. Three window splayed front. Two light casements with glazing bars, centre first floor blind. Central plain doorway with plank door. Two chimney stacks on side wall. The Turnpike Act for Newton Abbot to Kingswear was 1765 but this tollhouse appears to have been built in early C19. Reference: The turnpike Road System in England 1663-1840 by William Albert.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.
Nethway Cottage, a 19th century toll house at Slappers Hill on the B3205.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV149328 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1979. SX85SE19. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV256931 | Monograph: Albert, W.. 1972. The Turnpike System in England. The Turnpike System in England. Unknown. 212. |
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| SDV336924 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1985. Kingswear. Historic Houses Register. A4 Bound. 14. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #80828 ] |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Mar 16 2025 4:49PM |
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