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| HER Number: | MDV51874 |
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| Name: | The Tollhouse, 11 Alswear New Road, South Molton |
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Summary
Former toll house at the entrance to Alswear New Road. It is thought it replaced the toll house at Crooks Cross when the new turnpike road was built in the 19th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 717 255 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS72NW |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | South Molton |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH MOLTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS72NW/152
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Turton, S. D., 1994, Archaeological Assessment of South Molton Water Supply, 5 (Report - Assessment). SDV80910.
Just to south of junction of New Road and Mill Street is a toll house. The gate was at the entrance of Alswear New Road.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV. SMO05 (Un-published). SDV351734.
The main part of the building is thought to have been built in the 19th century for the South Molton Turnpike Trust. It takes the form of a lodge house with a protruding front. A rectangular, two storey building, with rendered walls and arch-headed windows, under a gabled, slate roof.
It is thought that it replaced the toll house at Crooks Cross when the new turnpike road was built in the 19th century.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #94115 ] |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV. SMO05. |
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| SDV80910 | Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D.. 1994. Archaeological Assessment of South Molton Water Supply. Exeter Museums Archaeological Field Unit Report. 94.07. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:49PM |
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