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| HER Number: | MDV9627 |
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| Name: | Church House or School House, Whitestone |
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Summary
Site of Whitestone Church House. Rebuilt in 1745 it was used both as a school and as a poorhouse. Marked on the 1880s-1890s Ordnance Survey map as a post office. It burnt down in the early 1930s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 869 943 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX89SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Whitestone |
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| District | Teignbridge |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | WHITESTONE |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX89SE/2
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CHURCH HOUSE (Built, XV to XVIII - 1401 AD (Between) to 1800 AD (Between))
- SCHOOL (XIX - 1801 AD (Between) to 1900 AD (Between))
- POST OFFICE (XIX - 1880 AD to 1899 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
Building(s) marked as 'School House (P.O.)'.
Pearson, J. B., 1900, Church Houses in Devon, 206, 211 (Article in Serial). SDV5752.
It appears originally as a charity house for those called the second poor. It was rebuilt in 1745 and used partly as a school, partly as home for five of the second poor. According to the records of the Charity Commissioners of 1818 it was then being used as a school and a poorhouse.
Royal Air Force, 1946 - 1949, Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs (Aerial Photograph). SDV342938.
What appears to be a derelict building is visible in this location.
Copeland, G. W., 1962, Devonshire Church Houses: Part 3, 439 (Article in Serial). SDV16091.
Whitestone Church House, to the north-east of the church in the angle of the road junction. Referred to in a deed of enfeoffment 1714. It burnt down in the early 1930s, only the stone foundations of the rectangular building remain. Now much overgrown.
Braddick, L. E., 1962, Whitestone and Oldridge, 346 (Article in Serial). SDV294377.
The schoolhouse by the churchyard shown on the tithe map of 1841 has now been demolished.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV16091 | Article in Serial: Copeland, G. W.. 1962. Devonshire Church Houses: Part 3. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 94. A5 Hardback. 439. |
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| SDV294377 | Article in Serial: Braddick, L. E.. 1962. Whitestone and Oldridge. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 94. A5 Hardback. 346. |
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| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV342938 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1946 - 1949. Royal Air Force Aerial Photographs. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV5752 | Article in Serial: Pearson, J. B.. 1900. Church Houses in Devon. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 32. A5 Hardback. 206, 211. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | May 22 2025 5:41PM |
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