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| HER Number: | MDV133154 |
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| Name: | Ruined building at Jurston, Chagford |
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Summary
Likely to date to at least the early - mid 19th century; depicted on 19th and early 20th century historic maps, it is described as an office on the Tithe Map apportionment. Appears to have ceased functioning and fallen into disrepair in later 19th century; remains are overgrown and partly un-roofed.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 696 844 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX68SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Chagford |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | CHAGFORD |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- OFFICE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1750 AD (Between) to 1840 AD (Between))
Full description
South West Heritage Trust, 1838-1848, Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments, 828 (Cartographic). SDV359954.
Substantial inverted L-shaped building depicted on the Tithe Map south of Higher Jurston farm, adjacent to the road. Another long, narrow, rectangular building is shown in the plot to the south; both are described as offices in the apportionment; part of Lower Jurston.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map shows the building retains the north-south aligned section; the extension on the eastern side appears unroofed at this time.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Only the north-south aligned section of the building now shown on the early 20th century historic map depiction, the northern end of which is no longer roofed.
Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC, 2015 onwards, 2015 onward Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV362959.
Ruined northern section visible on aerial photographs.
Google, 2022, Google Streetview (Website). SDV364676.
(December 2021) Single storey, stone-built, gable ended building with corrugated iron roof just visible; area largely overgrown with vegetation and saplings. The ruined, unroofed section in the foreground almost completely concealed.
Ordnance Survey, 2022, Mastermap 2022 (Cartographic). SDV364674.
Modern mapping shows the building and does not indicate the ruined nature of the northern end.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV325644 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV359954 | Cartographic: South West Heritage Trust. 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Maps and Transcribed Apportionments. Tithe Map and Apportionment. Digital. 828. |
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| SDV362959 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. 2015 onwards. 2015 onward Aerial Photographs. Bluesky International Ltd/Getmapping PLC. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV364674 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2022. Mastermap 2022. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #138540 ] |
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| SDV364676 | Website: Google. 2022. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV77199 | Part of: Lower Jurston, Chagford (Monument) |
| MDV16165 | Related to: Higher Jurston Farmstead, Chagford (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 16 2022 11:29AM |
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