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HER Number:MDV17005
Name:Tollhouse to the South of Vennbridge Farm

Summary

Old tollhouse stands on north side of b3381 from starcross to mamhead. Photo with spab (sheldon).

Location

Grid Reference:SX 962 814
Map Sheet:SX98SE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStarcross
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishKENTON

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 447989
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX98SE/31

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (XIX to XX - 1839 AD to 1974 AD (Between))

Full description

1963, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV281052.

Early nineteenth century single storey five sided building with lancet windows. Photos in nbr (doe). Vis=20/8/1982 (os) 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 (os). Vis= it is a one storey building of grey rubble with ashlar quoins with door and window dressings, which have been recently extended and modified (kanefsky). Vis="old toll house" marked on os 6" provisional (1904/1938) and 6" (1963) maps (os).


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281053.

Sheldon, l. /tda/68(1936)395/devon tollhouses.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281054.

Des=doe/hhr/st. Thomas rural district list/(-/9/1949)77.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281055.

Osa=sx98se8.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281056.

Kanefsky, j. /devon tollhouses/(1976)29.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281057.

Des=os 6" (1904/1938) 102ne.


Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV281058.

Des=os 6" (1963).


SHELDON, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV307.

Old tollhouse stands on north side of b3381 from starcross to mamhead. Photo with spab (sheldon).


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

'Toll House' shown.


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.


Pink, F., 2014-2015, 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

SDV281052Report - Survey: 1963.
SDV281053Migrated Record:
SDV281054Migrated Record:
SDV281055Migrated Record:
SDV281056Migrated Record:
SDV281057Migrated Record:
SDV281058Migrated Record:
SDV307Migrated Record: SHELDON.
SDV336179Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 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. 29.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #81968 ]
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014-2015. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. Digital.
Linked documents:1

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Sep 15 2015 9:42AM