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| HER Number: | MDV28444 |
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| Name: | Toll Gate House, Monksbridge Road, Brixham |
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Summary
A fine slate-hung angle-fronted tollhouse built in the late 18th or earlier 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 915 554 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX95NW |
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| Admin Area | Torbay |
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| Civil Parish | Brixham |
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| District | Torbay |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRIXHAM |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX95NW/68
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 383689
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX95NW20
- Torbay HER: MTO28444
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1775 AD (Between) to 1850 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, SX95NW20 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV317802.
Osa=sx95nw20.
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 305, Pl. XXI (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
A fine slate-hung angle-fronted 2-storey tollhouse built by the Torquay Turnpike Trust, built in 1790, situated on the junction of the new road to Brixham and Monksbridge road to Higher Brixham.
Department of Environment, 1975, Borough of Torbay, 53 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV362418.
Monksbridge Cottage, a former tollhouse, is of two storeys, stuccoed and partly slate hung with a hipped slate roof. There is a later extension to the south east.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 24 (Monograph). SDV7980.
A fine slate-hung angle-fronted 2-storey tollhouse built by the Torquay Turnpike Trust, built in 1790, situated on the junction of the new road to Brixham and Monksbridge road to Higher Brixham.
Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.
Toll House marked, at the junction of Monksbridge Road and New Road.
Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1195143 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.
Toll Gate House. Shown as Monksbridge Cottage on OS map. Former toll house. Probably about 1838. Solid rendered walls to north; those to south with painted slatehanging. Hipped slated roof. 2 rendered chimneys with later, painted brick tops. 2 linked blocks: one with canted bays at each end, facing New Road and Monksbridge Road, the other at right-angles to it, facing the junction of the 2 roads, its corners broadly splayed. 2 storeys. Irregular fenestration with late C20 small-paned casements. Late C20 studded plank door facing road junction, set in small porch with moulded top and lean-to roof.
Date first listed: 18th October 1949. Date of most recent amendment 18th October 1993
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV317802 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. SX95NW20. OSAD Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 305, Pl. XXI. |
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| SDV362418 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1975. Borough of Torbay. Historic Houses Register. 53. |
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| SDV365834 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. |
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| SDV365835 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1195143. |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 24. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 19 2024 2:53PM |
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