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Summary

Villa, previously known as Ibsley Cottage, one of three large villas built in the 1830s.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1380670: MONTEFIORE

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX99SW/373
• Old Listed Building Ref (II): 480994

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• BUILDING (Unknown date)

Full description

W SIDE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25317.

(dcms) pennsylvania road (w side) montefiore.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25320.

Dcms schedule 871/12/10112/(23/6/2000)/in pf.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25321.

Des=os 1:2500(1967).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV25322.

Ea/archaeological assessment of proposed development sites at streatham & st lukes campus, university of exeter/(2000)6, fig 1,5/ea report 00.74.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV79.

Montefiore is shown as ibsley house on the 1839 st david's tithe map (ea).

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

'Ibsley House' shown. Map object based on this source.

Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2001, 1781/0/10004 (Correspondence). SDV237542.

Villa, in use as hall of residence. C.1840's. Mass wall construction, stuccoed and blocked out. Slate m-roof with red ridge tiles; ornate finials. Cast iron rainwater goods. Listed grade ii. Further details in schedule (dcms).

Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.

Map object based on this source.

Historic England, 2015, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV358087.

Villa, in use as hall of residence for students at time of inspection. c.1840s. Mass wall construction, stuccoed and blocked out. Slate M-roof with red ridge tiles with ornate finials. Cast iron rainwater goods. Ornamental pierced curling barge boards. Elaborate hexagonal chimney pots. Picturesque with some Gothick & some Egyptian detail. Plan: Deep rectangular plan with tower to right return and single storey projection to left. Axial and end stacks. Exterior: 2 storeys plus attics. Asymmetrical front with scattered fenestration. Porch right of centre with elaborate openwork iron columns with Egyptian capitals and decorative iron work frieze. Large rectangular overlight with single vertical glazing bar. 2 leaf door with a large fielded panel to each. Small paned casements throughout. Right return, garden elevation has 2:3:2-bay front with Canted projecting tower in centre with steep pyramidal roof (reduced in height). Casement windows throughout with lozenge shaped glazing bars on this elevation. Picturesque roof dormers in tower with fancy bargeboards. On either side of the tower there are first floor balconies supported by large shaped brackets; C20 railings. Left return: Central bay broken forward and gabled. Single storey extension projecting from ground floor left. Scattered fenestration with casements throughout, though a single 3 light casement exists at ground floor. Rear elevation: Scattered fenestration with some casements, some C20 windows, one transomed window with bottom opening casement to ground floor right and small paned casement with 4 vertical glazing bars to ground floor left. 4 panelled rear door. INTERIOR: Only partially inspected. Some internal window shutters remain at ground floor level. Open well stair and inner entrance door remain as do some other features. Internal partitions have been altered for present use as hall of residence. Historical Note: This area of Pennsylvania was laid out in the 1830s with three large villas, Elliott Cottage (now Spreytonway) and Swiss Cottage (demolished). Montefiore, previously known as Ibsley Cottage, was the third villa and preserves its character of a large villa in extensive grounds. (H. Harvey, Discovering Exeter: Pennsylvania, Exeter, 1984, pp.11-13).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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