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| HER Number: | MDV3855 |
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| Name: | 79 Parkwood Road, Tavistock |
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Summary
Former 19th century toll house with an angled front.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 492 754 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47NE/21
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX47NE17
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Post Medieval to XXI - 1540 AD to 2009 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1809, Untitled Source (Cartographic). SDV40346.
A turn-pike at is shown at SX49237558.
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 306 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
Near Kelly College on Lydford Road.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 29 (Monograph). SDV7980.
This angle fronted building has been extended considerably and now has an entrance at the side.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX47NE17 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV337063.
A tollhouse, situated near Kelly College, Tavistock on the A386 Lydford road. This angle-fronted building has been extended considerably and now has the entrance on the side (citing Sheldon 1933 and Kanefsky 1976).
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 29 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
A mile from Tavistock on the A386 Lydford road on the south-west side of the junction with a minor road leading back into the town. This angle-fronted tollhouse has been extended west considerably and now has the entrance on the side.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.TAV03 (Un-published). SDV351734.
Former toll house, now 79 Parkwood Road. It is thought to have been built in 1817 for the Tavistock Turnpike Trust. A lodge type house with an angled front and Gothick arch-headed windows under a slate roof. The low level of the windows suggests that the road level has been raised. The original doorway is now blocked.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV337063 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX47NE17. OSAD Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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| SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 306. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 29. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.TAV03. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #89915 ] |
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| SDV40346 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1809. Ordnance Survey 1 inch map. Map (Paper). |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 29. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:52PM |
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