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Summary

Shown as House and Garden on the Tithe Map, the site is marked as Manor Cottage on Ordnance Survey maps from 1889 to 1936. It subsequently became the Stella Maris Convent and is marked as a school on maps of the late 1950s and early 1960s. The house which appears to be mainly of 19th century construction is now known as The Old Manor.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY29SW/274

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• NUNNERY (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD)

Full description

Devon County Council, 1838-1848, Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848 (Cartographic). SDV349431.

The 'manor' is shown on the Seaton and Beer parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48.

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

Manor Cottage marked on 1888s-1890s 25 inch Ordnance Survey map.

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

'Manor Cottage' is also depicted on the Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06.

Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J., 1996, Archaeological Assessment of Manor Road to Harbour Road Link (North), Seaton, 2 (Report - Assessment). SDV348484.

Described as House and Garden, this is the only standing structure in this vicinity shown on the 1840 Tithe Map. Marked as Manor Cottage on Ordnance Survey maps from 1889 to 1936 the building subsequently became, by 1957, the Stella Maris Convent and by 1988, The Old Manor. This much-extended building appears to be of mainly 19th century construction. The plots immediately to the south of Clapps Lane may have originally been part of this tenement.

Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.

Pink, F., 2014, South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment (Interpretation). SDV357736.

The 'manor' is shown on the Seaton and Beer parish tithe map of approximately 1838-48 and is labelled as 'Manor Cottage' on both the First Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between the 1880’s-90’s and the Second Edition 25 inch Ordnance Survey map of between 1904-06.

Hole, R., 2022, Stella Maris Convent (Correspondence). SDV364983.

The Stella Maris Convent was run by a Franciscan order (Congregation of the Five Wounds). The Sisters ran a boarding and day school and they also ran St Clare’s Guest House. They appear to have been there from at least the 1940s until about 1984 (information from the archivist of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Plymouth).

Sources / Further Reading

SDV325644	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1904 - 1906. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV346129	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #95236 ]
SDV348484	Report - Assessment: Turton, S. D. + Weddell, P. J.. 1996. Archaeological Assessment of Manor Road to Harbour Road Link (North), Seaton. Exeter Archaeology Report. 96.10. A4 Stapled + Digital. 2.
SDV349431	Cartographic: Devon County Council. 1838-1848. Tithe Mosaic, approximately 1838-1848. Digitised Tithe Map. Digital.
SDV357736	Interpretation: Pink, F.. 2014. South Devon Coast Rapid Coastal Zone Assessment Survey Desk-Based Assessment. AC Archaeology Report. ACD618/4/3. Digital.
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SDV364983	Correspondence: Hole, R.. 2022. Stella Maris Convent. Heritage Gateway Feedback. Email.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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