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| HER Number: | MDV63001 |
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| Name: | Angars Ball Cottage, Greystone Hill, Bradstone |
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Summary
A former 19th century toll house to the east of Greystone Bridge. The implication though from Swete is that there was a turnpike cottage/gate here in the late 18th century.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 369 803 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX38SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Bradstone |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BRADSTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX38SE/61
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 23 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
Just east of Greystone Bridge on the Devon/Cornwall border, on the south side of the A384 Launceston to Tavistock road. A two-storey tollhouse, similar to Morwell Down and Uppaton.
Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.), 1997, Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 1, 129, 130 (Monograph). SDV341166.
Revd Swete refers to 'Greston' bridge around which he says were several cottages. One of these, on the Devon side, was a turnpike gate. His description suggests that the cottage depicted in the accompanying sketch of the bridge, dated 1793, is on the Cornish side of the river.
Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T., 1998, Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal, 4 (Report - non-specific). SDV319814.
Angars Ball Cottage. Stone built with a slate-hung upper storey. Probable 19th century toll house with an angled south end with a window facing the road to/from Greystone Bridge. The toll gate/house and keeper is mentioned by Swete.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.
Angars Ball Cottage to the east of Greystone Bridge. Built by the Tavistock Turnpike Trust in the 19th century.
Ordnance Survey, 2015, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV357601.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV319814 | Report - non-specific: Dyer, M. J. + Manning, P. T.. 1998. Objective 5B: Lower Tamar Valley Recreation and Land Management Iinitiative: Cultural Heritage Appraisal. Exeter Archaeology Report. 98.60. A4 Stapled + Digital. 4. |
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| SDV341166 | Monograph: Swete, J. (ed. Gray T. + Rowe, M.). 1997. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Swete. Vol. 1. Travels in Georgian Devon. The Illustrated Journals of the Reverend John Sw. 1. Hardback Volume. 129, 130. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 23. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV357601 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2015. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #97183 ] |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV16856 | Related to: Greystone Bridge, Bradstone (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 27 2025 5:47PM |
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