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| HER Number: | MDV13959 |
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| Name: | Flower Cottage to east of Mole Bridge, Bishops Nympton |
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Summary
A former toll house on the south side of the B3227. It was rebuilt following partial demolition after a lorry crashed into it in 1984.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 723 257 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bishop's Nympton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS NYMPTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NW/20
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS72NW7
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 26-27 (Monograph). SDV7980.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SS72NW7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV69137.
Two storey toll house on the south side of the Bampton road, to the east of Mole Bridge (Kanefsky 1976).
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
On the south side of the A361 Bampton road just east of mole bridge, a two-storey tollhouse, similar to the single storey ones at Rackenford and Exeter Gate.
Cotton, S., 1984, Toll House (Worksheet). SDV69139.
Demolished in 1984 after a lorry crashed into it.
South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 2000, South Molton Heritage Trail, 25 (Pamphlet). SDV61800.
Flower Cottage was once a toll house.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.SMO02 (Un-published). SDV351734.
Former toll house, now Flower Cottage. It is thought to have been built in the 19th century for the South Molton Turnpike Trust. The original lodge-type cottage has been extended and modernised so that only the canted bay at the front is indicative of its former function.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.SMO02. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81088 ] |
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| SDV61800 | Pamphlet: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 2000. South Molton Heritage Trail. A5 Paperback. 25. |
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| SDV69137 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1978. SS72NW7. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV69139 | Worksheet: Cotton, S.. 1984. Toll House. Hard copy + digital. |
| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 26-27. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:47PM |
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