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| HER Number: | MDV32376 |
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| Name: | Upcott House |
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Summary
Country house, mid 18th century (dated rainwater head 1752) remodelled mid 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 542 353 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Pilton West |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | PILTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53NW/143
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 98248
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- COUNTRY HOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV330427.
Upcott house, mid 18th century (dated rainwater head 1752) remodelled mid 19th century. Two storeys. Courtyard service wings. Hipped slate roof. Three centre bays. Sash windows. Venetian window. Attic storey. Plain fanlight. Central wooden bell turret, with weathervane. Plain moulded panelling. For further details see doe list (doe).
Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV72546.
Doe/hhr:west pilton/(16/11/1984)38.
Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon, 630 (Monograph). SDV325629.
White stuccoed mansion of the Harris family. Service ranges round a courtyard at back of house. Converted to flats circa 1980.
Gray, T., 1995, The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources, 226 (Monograph). SDV671.
House suffered fire damage in 20th century.
Devon Gardens Trust, 1999, Devon Local Register, 143 (Un-published). SDV170167.
Clark, J. + Richardson, D., 2013, Upcott House (Un-published). SDV358317.
Country house. A white stuccoed mansion dated 1752, is prominently situated overlooking the Taw estuary. Situated in a small park with a lodge, curving drive and pinetum. Stockdale noted that it was “an interesting mansion very delightfully situated in a commanding eminence”.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV170167 | Un-published: Devon Gardens Trust. 1999. Devon Local Register. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. A4 Stapled + Digital. 143. |
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| SDV325629 | Monograph: Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N.. 1989. The Buildings of England: Devon. The Buildings of England: Devon. Hardback Volume. 630. |
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| SDV330427 | Migrated Record: Department of Environment. |
| SDV358317 | Un-published: Clark, J. + Richardson, D.. 2013. Upcott House. Devon Local Register of Parks and Gardens of Local Historic Interest. Digital. |
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| SDV671 | Monograph: Gray, T.. 1995. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. The Garden History of Devon: An Illustrated Guide to Sources. Paperback Volume. 226. |
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| SDV72546 | Migrated Record: |
Associated Monuments
| MDV64788 | Related to: Upcott House Park and Gardens (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 14 2015 9:50AM |
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