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| HER Number: | MDV41661 |
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| Name: | Bowdenhayes, South Molton Road, Bampton |
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Summary
House dated to 1789, with a mid 19th century decorative, Chinese Chippendale, verandah.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 954 222 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS92SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bampton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SE/125
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1789 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1987, Bampton, 42 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV54005.
Bowdenhayes, South Molton Road. House. Date of 1789 on title deeds; verandah and some fenestration probably mid C19. Colourwashed stone rubble; hipped slate roof to front block, 2 span hipped roof to rear; brick end stacks.
Plan: double depth plan, 2 rooms wide with a front door on the left return and a south-facing garden elevation.
Exterior: 2 storeys. 3-bay garden elevation with a fine 6-bay timber Chinese Chippendale verandah with a moulded cornice and slate hipped roof. Early C19 2-leaf glazed doors to left and right with glazing bars and margin panes; 3 first floor sashes with margin panes and louvred sun shutters. The entrance elevation on the left return has a good panelled front door into the front block with a semi-circular fanlight with spoke glazing bars, a round-headed reeded doorcase with block capitals and a shallow gabled porch with the roof supported on ornamental iron sides. 1 first floor 12-pane sash with louvred sun shutters, 1 ground floor 12-pane sash to left of door. The other elevations preserve C18 or C19 sashes and casements with a good 32 pane stair sash on the east elevation.
Interior: not inspected but likely to contain C18 or C19 features intact.
A very unspoiled Georgian house.
Child, P., 1994, Bowdenhayes, Bampton (Ground Photograph). SDV365438.
Photo of the verandah.
Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.
Bowdenhayes marked.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV365227 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140521 ] |
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| SDV365438 | Ground Photograph: Child, P.. 1994. Bowdenhayes, Bampton. Devon County Council Historic Buildings Photo. Photograph (Paper) + Digital. |
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| SDV54005 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1987. Bampton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Spiral Bound. 42. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV89258 | Related to: GARDEN WALL, RAILINGS AND PAIR OF GATES OF BOWDENHAYES (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 23 2023 4:02PM |
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