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Summary

A medieval range, with remains of a smoke-blackened roof, lies end-on to the road, with a 17th century wing extending at right angles forming an L-shaped plan. A 19th century brick wing fills the inner angle of the L-plan. Possibly used as a toll house in 19th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1098315: BEAREGATE COTTAGE

Other References/Statuses

• National Monuments Record: SS90SE20
• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS90SE/64
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 88373
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS90SE64

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• COTTAGE NON SPECIFIC (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD)
• TOLL HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SS90SE64 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV96139.

Beare Gate Cottage. Possibly a tollhouse but it may be that the Cullompton Trust, formed in 1813, merely took over a pre-existing house (citing Kanefsky).

Department of Environment, 1949, St Thomas RD, 16 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV336476.

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 31 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 31 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

A contemporary thatched cottage in the right place at Beare Gate, on the A38 two miles north of Broadclyst, but it is not possible to say definitely that this is the tollhouse. It may be that the Cullompton Trust, formed in 1813, merely took over a pre-existing house.

Department of Environment, 1985, Broadclyst, 28 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV133051.

17th century. Red brick. Two storeys, half-hipped thatch roof. External chimney. See DoE description for full details.

National Trust, 1987, Killerton Estate Building Survey (Report - Survey). SDV337023.

National Trust, 2000, Killerton Estate Archaeological Survey. Part 3. The Cottages and Broadclyst, 205 (Report - Survey). SDV128325.

Originally a C15 two room open hall house with a jointed cruck thatched roof and rendered cob walls on a stone plinth. A C17 wing was added to the north-east and a C19 two storey extension was built. The medieval smoke-blackened truss, ridge, rafters and thatch remain.

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

Seventeenth century cottage.

Historic England, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV358087.

Cottage. C15 with C17 and C19 additions. Cob, stone plinth, rendered, under half- hipped thatched roofs; the C19 wing of brick under similar roof. A medieval range (with remains of a smoke-blackened roof) but too altered to determine original plan- type lies end-on to the road; a C17 wing extends at right angles to this forming an L-shaped plan. A C19 brick wing fills the inner angle of the L-plan. Front: (of older range). 2-window range to right of large external stack with bake-oven projection and brick shaft; all 4 windows of 2-lights, 6 panes per light, C19, those above under eyebrow eaves. Left-hand end with tiled and boarded porch below 2-light window. Roadside front with large external stack and a 1 and 2-light timber casement window. Porch (pantiled) to right-hand end, and 2 light window. Rear of this range (where not observed by C19 wing) with one 2-light window under eyebrow eaves. Interior: main fireplace with chamfered lintel with run-out stops. Roof: one smoke-blackened closed truss, morticed and side pegged at apex, with part of diagonal ridge-piece.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Marked as Beare Gate Cottage.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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