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| HER Number: | MDV32452 |
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| Name: | Summerhouse at Roborough, Pilton |
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Summary
Late 19th century rustic timber summerhouse.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 567 350 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53NE |
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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: SS53NE/87
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- SUMMERHOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Department of Environment, 1984, West Pilton, 36 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV350701.
Goodwin, N., 1989, Summer House south of Folly (Worksheet). SDV77083.
Vis=13/6/1989 (goodwin). Collapsing wooden summerhouse with remains of thatching. The summerhouse is on levelled ground fronted by a castellated wall. Below the wall is a rectangular enclosure with a rounded exterior. Measurements internally: 2m x 1.3m. There is a hole in the roof (goodwin).
Historic England, 2004, Summerhouse 80 metres north of Roborough House, Roborough, Pilton (Website). SDV365268.
Images of England website has an image of the area where the summer house is located. The castellated wall is shown but not the summerhouse which suggests the summerhouse is no longer extant.
Ordnance Survey, 2018, MasterMap 2018 (Cartographic). SDV360652.
Circular building shown.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1325569 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
Summerhouse and Terrace 80 metres north of Roborough House. Rustic timber summerhouse. Late 19th century with wheat-reed thatched conical roof supported on uprights of tree branches with bark. 3 bays at front open and back infilled with halved branch ribs and infill forming fanned vaulting pattern supported on little rustic branch brackets. Around back wall is bench on rustic timber posts and shaped central table on central post. Summerhouse set on front of a terrace with retaining wall rounded in plan in shale rubble with four-centred arch opening and narrow slits either side in the form of a ruin. Brick-vaulted and lined inside. One ofvarious elements forming a sylvan landscaped garden to Roborough House.
Date first listed: 16th November 1984
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV350701 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1984. West Pilton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Bound. 36. |
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| SDV360652 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2018. MasterMap 2018. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #113596 ] |
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| SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. 1325569. |
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| SDV365268 | Website: Historic England. 2004. Summerhouse 80 metres north of Roborough House, Roborough, Pilton. https://historicengland.org.uk/images-books/photos/item/IOE01/13142/23. Website. |
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| SDV77083 | Worksheet: Goodwin, N.. 1989. Summer House south of Folly. Worksheet + Digital. |
Associated Monuments
| MDV123095 | Related to: Roborough House, West Pilton (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 25 2023 11:01AM |
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