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HER Number:MDV90120
Name:Well house by Start Point Lighthouse, Stokenham

Summary

Rectangular well house built circa 1836.

Location

Grid Reference:SX 829 371
Map Sheet:SX83NW
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishStokenham
DistrictSouth Hams
Ecclesiastical ParishSTOKENHAM

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • WELL HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 2023, Mastermap 2023 (Cartographic). SDV365227.

Rectangular building shown.

Historic England, 2023, National Heritage List for England, 1107959 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365228.

Well House to Start Point Lighthouse. Circa 1836, presumably by James Walker, the engineer who designed the lighthouse. Rendered and painted stone, low-pitched gable-ended roof covered in large slabs of slate. Plan: Small building of rectangular single cell plan with a wide doorway on the east end.
See listing description for full details.
Date first listed: 25th March 1991

Sources / Further Reading

SDV365227Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2023. Mastermap 2023. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #140104 ]
SDV365228National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2023. National Heritage List for England. Digital. 1107959.

Associated Monuments

MDV8338Related to: Start Point Lighthouse, Stokenham (Monument)

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Feb 17 2023 2:28PM