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HER Number: | MDV64880 |
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Name: | Fort House |
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Summary
Large house, possibly late 17th or early 18th century, altered and refurbished in 19th century.
Location
Grid Reference: | SS 717 259 |
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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/199
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XVII to XIX - 1601 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.
'Fort House' shown. Map object based on this Source.
South Molton & District Archive Local History Society, 2000, South Molton Heritage Trail, 30 (Pamphlet). SDV61800.
Fort House was described on a sales poster in 1806 as an 'excellent and modern stone built house' with kitchen, dining room, parlour and library on the ground floor, a drawing room and five bedrooms on the first floor, and more rooms on the second floor. It also had a brewhouse, outhouses, a garden and a shrubbery. The house was altered and refurbished during the second half of the 19th century, however the back staircase is typical of the late 18th century, and apart from the windows facing East Street and the bows facing west, the construction of all other windows is of the 18th century. The cornices and plasterwork are also of an 18th century design. A house called The Fort in South Molton was mentioned in 1692 and1780.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
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). |
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SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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SDV61800 | Pamphlet: South Molton & District Archive Local History Society. 2000. South Molton Heritage Trail. A5 Paperback. 30. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Nov 23 2011 3:56PM |
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