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HER Number:MDV28454
Name:Tollhouse on Old Teignmouth Road, Dawlish

Summary

Tollhouse built by the Teignmouth Trust. Described as plain compared to the one at Holcombe.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 958 757
Map Sheet:SX97NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishDawlish
DistrictTeignbridge
Ecclesiastical ParishDAWLISH

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

  • National Monuments Record: 447656
  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SX97NE/32
  • Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX97SE7

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 27.65 (Monograph). SDV7980.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX97NE7 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV301921.

Toll of the Teignmouth Trust. Similar to the one at Holcombe, dated 1823-6, but not so ornate (citing Kanefsky 1976).

Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 27 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.

Half a mile south of Dawlish on the old Teignmouth road, now a cul-de-sac approachable only from the Teignmouth end. On the west side of the road, it is similar to the one at Holcombe one mile further south, but is not so ornate.Map object based on this source.

Manning, P. T., 1999, Archaeological Assessment of SWWSL Holcombe Sewage Transfer Scheme (Dawlish), 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV336359.

The building shown opposite Cleveland on the 1890 Ordnance Survey 25 inch map may be the tollhouse.

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

The Toll House was built in 1823. Now in a cul-de-sac created by the building of the A379.

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

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

Map object based on this source.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV301921Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX97NE7. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV336359Report - Assessment: Manning, P. T.. 1999. Archaeological Assessment of SWWSL Holcombe Sewage Transfer Scheme (Dawlish). Exeter Archaeology Report. 99.35. A4 Stapled + Digital. 3.
SDV349663Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 27.
SDV351734Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV357601Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #86073 ]
SDV357736Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
Linked documents:1
SDV7980Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 27.65.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 15 2025 6:02PM