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HER Number:MDV13868
Name:Toll House at Newtown Bridge, Brayford

Summary

An unusual tollhouse with overhanging eaves and a bay window at the front. A single storey building under a hipped slate roof with two chimneys, one in stone, the other in brick.

Location

Grid Reference:SS 693 324
Map Sheet:SS63SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishBrayford
DistrictNorth Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishCHARLES

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SS63SE/19
  • Old Listed Building Ref (II)
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS63SE7

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

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

Building marked as Turnpike Cottage. Situated at the road junction by Newtown Bridge,

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 25 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Department of Environment, 1976, South Molton RD: Addendum (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV84463.

Early 19th century. Stuccoed. Single storey; overhanging slate hipped roof supported in front on thin posts. Brick and stone stacks.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS63SE7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV84461.

Unusual toll house with overhanging eaves and a bay window. The road opened in 1844 (Kanefsky 1976).

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 25 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

On the south-east corner of the crossroads at Newton Bridge on the B3226 South Molton - Combe Martin road, opened in 1844. An unusual tollhouse with overhanging eaves and a bay window.

Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.SMO01 (Un-published). SDV351734.

Former road toll house thought to have been built in the 19th century for the South Molton Turnpike Trust. It takes the form of a lodge cottage with a bay window and veranda at the front. It is single storey with a hipped slate roof. It has two chimneys, one of stone, the other in brick which may be a later addition. It has been renovated and the walls rendered.

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 25.
SDV351734Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.SMO01.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81068 ]
SDV7980Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 25.
SDV84461Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS63SE7. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV84463List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1976. South Molton RD: Addendum. Historic Houses Register. Unknown.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Jul 29 2024 3:47PM