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| HER Number: | MDV134153 |
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| Name: | Moorview and adjoining building, Whiddon Down |
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Summary
Late 19th century house. Depicted on historic maps; one of the older surviving dwellings in the settlement. Smithy marked on the maps and presumably occupied the adjoining single storey structure at the north.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 690 925 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Drewsteignton |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | DREWSTEIGNTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- BLACKSMITHS WORKSHOP (Constructed, XIX - 1876 AD (Between) to 1876 AD (Between))
- HOUSE (Constructed, XIX - 1876 AD (Between) to 1876 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
The late 19th century historic map shows this building, built almost at right angles to the house to the west (Crossways MDV134154), which apparently pre-dates it. Building shown subdivided, with 'Smithy' marked at the northern end.
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
Unchanged on the early 20th century map.
Google, 2023, Google Streetview (Website). SDV365229.
Moorview and adjoining northern building visible on the Streetview images, dated 2008, 2011 and 2021. Moorview has a date inscribed in the stone lintel above the door which appears to read 1876. Two storey, rendered house with tile roof, gable end on to main road. Chimneys at both gable ends. Central doorway with flanking windows. Façade is symmetrical with three windows on upper floor.
Adjoining former smithy building to north is single storey, with corrugated iron roof, single window and double timber access doors near the house.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Modern mapping shows this building 'Moorview'. Has been largely unchanged since the 19th/20th century historic map depictions.
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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| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140969 ] |
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| SDV365229 | Website: Google. 2023. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV134154 | Related to: Crossways, Whiddon Down (Building) |
| MDV134155 | Related to: Demolished buildings, Whiddon Down (Building) |
| MDV118417 | Related to: The Post Inn, Whiddon Down (Building) |
| MDV134152 | Related to: Whiddon Down Village Hall (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 31 2023 11:40AM |
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