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| HER Number: | MDV74729 |
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| Name: | 1 and 2 Ford, Dartmouth |
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Summary
House, now divided into two, early 19th century, possible earlier origins, with some later modernisation. Two storeys and attics, symmetrical two-window front with canted bays and a central doorway.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 873 512 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX85SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Dartmouth |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOWNSTAL |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old Listed Building Ref (II): 387248
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1972, Dartmouth, 21 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV155627.
Ordnance Survey, 2008, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV340009.
English Heritage, 2013, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV350785.
Ford, 1 and 2 (Formerly Listed as: 1-4 (consecutive). House, now divided into 2. Early 19th century, possible earlier origins, some later modernisation. Roughcast stone rubble; end stacks, one with plastered brick chimneyshaft, the other with a brick chimneyshaft with some old pots; slate roof. Plan: Originally a double-depth plan house with central front doorway to passage and staircase. Exterior: 2 storeys with attics; symmetrical 2-window front. Central doorway contains a top-glazed 6-panel door to No.2 and side doorway contains a 6-panel door behind a 20th century monopitch-roofed porch to No.1. The windows are canted bays containing forward 12-pane sashes with flanking 8-pane sashes; central dormer is also canted with similar windows under a hipped roof. Parallel roof is gable-ended to right and continuous to left. Interior: Both houses have secondary staircases. Otherwise they are well-preserved with panelled doors and cupboards. King-post truss roof includes several reused timbers. Some panelling in the attic is lined with a newspaper dating from 1846. The row of cottages at Ford are built at the head of an old creek which was the old mill pond, infilled in the early 19th century.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV155627 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1972. Dartmouth. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 21. |
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| SDV340009 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2008. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Digital. [Mapped feature: #101953 ] |
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| SDV350785 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2013. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV23678 | Part of: 1-4 Ford, Dartmouth (Building) |
| MDV74731 | Related to: 4 Ford, Dartmouth (Building) |
| MDV74730 | Related to: Blackberry Cottage, 3 Ford, Dartmouth (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Apr 11 2013 12:48PM |
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