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Summary

Former toll house on the north side of the B3381. Originally built in 1839 and extended in 1974. A two storey, stone built, lodge type house under a slate roof with an angled front and projecting porch.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: 447989
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SE/31
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX98SE8

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1839 AD to 1839 AD)

Full description

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

'Toll House' shown.

Sheldon, L., 1936, Devon Toll-Houses, 395 (Article in Serial). SDV111286.

Old tollhouse on the north side of of the B3381 from Starcross to Mamhead.

Department of Environment, 1949, St Thomas RD, 77 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV336476.

Early nineteenth century single storey five sided building with lancet windows.

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

A single storey building of grey rubble with ashlar quoins with door and window dressings, which have been recently extended and modified.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1982, SX98SE8 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV281055.

Early 19th century tollhouse. A single storey building which has been recently extended and modified (citing Kanefsy 1976, 29).
Site visit 20th August 1982. A plaque over the southern doorway states that it was built in 1839 and rebuilt in 1974. The 're-building' was evidently extension and restoration.

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 29 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

A fine sandstone tollhouse on the Starcross to Mamhead road, one mile from Starcross on the north-west corner of a crossroads with two minor roads cutting off the wide sweep the Dawlish road makes to Starcross. This tollhouse was in practically its original condition until recently but has now been extended and modified.

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

Former toll house at Vennbridge Gate. It is thought to have been built in 1839 for the Teignmouth and Dawlish Turnpike Trust. It takes the form of a two storey lodge house with an angular front with a projecting porch. Built of stone under a hipped slate roof. The house was extended to the rear in the late 20th century. A plaque on the front states that it was built in 1839 and rebuilt in 1974.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

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

'Old Toll House' shown.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV111286	Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1936. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 68. A5 Hardback. 395.
SDV281055	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1982. SX98SE8. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336476	List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1949. St Thomas RD. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. 77.
SDV349663	Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 29.
SDV351734	Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.STA.
SDV357601	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81968 ]
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
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SDV7980	Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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