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HER Number: | MDV79872 |
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Name: | Bridge House, Whimple |
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Summary
Large red brick building with unusual mock tile-hanging. Shown as Reading Room on late 19th and early 20th century Ordnance Survey maps.
Location
Grid Reference: | SY 044 972 |
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Map Sheet: | SY09NW |
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Admin Area | Devon |
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Civil Parish | Whimple |
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District | East Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | WHIMPLE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- READING ROOM (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
- HOUSE (XX - 1901 AD (Between) to 2000 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building marked 'Reading Room'.
Fisher, J., 1999, East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Whimple, 5-6 (Report - non-specific). SDV347093.
Whimple is the only East Devon village where this unusual brick, imitating 'fish-cale' tile-hanging, has been noted. It could have been the innovative product of a local brickworks, several of which are known to have existed in the area up to the late 19th century. Other details: Maps, photograph.
Google, 2011, Google Streetview (Website). SDV346146.
Large red brick house, slate roof with crested ridge tiles, and decorative brickwork to first floor imitating tile-hanging. Jettied bay window to first floor in gable on east side.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #106674 ] |
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SDV346146 | Website: Google. 2011. Google Streetview. maps.google.co.uk/. Digital. |
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SDV347093 | Report - non-specific: Fisher, J.. 1999. East Devon Conservation Area Appraisals: Whimple. East Devon District Council Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 5-6. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | May 28 2023 5:07PM |
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