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| HER Number: | MDV80122 |
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| Name: | The Great House, Tavistock |
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Summary
A late 16th or early 17th century house shown on the Wynne Estate Map of 1753, and referred to as 'The Great House'.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 480 745 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX47SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tavistock |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TAVISTOCK |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1750 AD (Between))
Full description
O'Connor Thompson, S., 2006, Report on Archaeological Investigations at Land to Rear of The Ordulph Arms, Pym Street and Drake Road, Tavistock, Devon, 3, 12-15; figures 3, 5-6; plate 6; Appendix 1 (Report - Evaluation). SDV347327.
The Wynne Estate Map of 1753 shows a large building within the development area, and detail from the field book refers to it as 'The Great House'. This is believed to have belonged to the Glanville family in the late 16th or early 17th century. In the early 19th century major changes to the layout and alignment of buildings took place, and much evidence for the earlier buildings was removed. During works to remove stone steps in the north-east corner of the car park to the rear of The Ordulph Arms, an earlier wall was partially revealed to the north of the 19th century terrace retaining wall. This was on a different alignment to the 19th century walls revealed in Trenches 1 and 2, and corresponded to that of the building shown on the 18th century estate map. During the excavation of Trench 5, to the north of Trench 2, masonry was encountered which was probably part of this wall. Map object based on this Source.
Ordnance Survey, 2011, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV346129.
Map object based on this Source.
English Heritage, 2011, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV347072.
The Ordulph Arms (formerly Sir Francis Drake Public House) is a mid 19th century building erected on or near the site of the "Great House" the 16th century town house of the Glanvilles.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV346129 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2011. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV347072 | National Heritage List for England: English Heritage. 2011. National Heritage List for England. Website. |
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| SDV347327 | Report - Evaluation: O'Connor Thompson, S.. 2006. Report on Archaeological Investigations at Land to Rear of The Ordulph Arms, Pym Street and Drake Road, Tavistock, Devon. A4 stapled + Digital. 3, 12-15; figures 3, 5-6; plate 6; Appendix 1. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV80124 | Related to: Carved Stone by Steps to Rear of The Ordulph Arms (Monument) |
| MDV23136 | Related to: Ordulph Arms, Pym Street, Tavistock (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV5090 - Archaeological Monitoring on Land to the Rear of The Ordulph Arms, Tavistock
| Date Last Edited: | Oct 26 2012 8:59AM |
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