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| HER Number: | MDV64873 |
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| Name: | The Old Tollhouse, Cooks Cross, South Molton |
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Summary
Single storey, lodge-type former toll house with Gothick arch headed windows.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 713 254 |
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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/195
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Built, XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 26 (Monograph). SDV7980.
There is a single storey tollhouse similar to Rackenford at Exeter Gate on the east side of Cooks Cross, at the south end of South Molton on what used to be the main road to Alswear and Exeter.
South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 2000, South Molton Heritage Trail, 22 (Pamphlet). SDV61800.
The Gate House was originally a toll house, circa 1750, at the junction of South Molton to the old Chumleigh turnpike when Cooks Cross was the main road into the town from the south. It was a dwelling during the 1920s - 1930s with stables behind the building. From 1943 -1956 it belonged to a lace making firm, and from 1956 -1968 it was used as St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church. In 1969 it became a lodge for the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.SMO03 (Un-published). SDV351734.
Former toll house. A lodge-type cottage thought to have been built in the 19th centuryfor the South Molton Turnpike Trust. A single storey rendered building under a hipped, slate roof, with a canted bay at the front. It has Gothick arch headed windows and an open porch.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #97713 ] |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.SMO03. |
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| SDV61800 | Pamphlet: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 2000. South Molton Heritage Trail. A5 Paperback. 22. |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 26. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV13960 | Related to: Toll House, Exeter Gate (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:48PM |
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