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| HER Number: | MDV105760 |
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| Name: | Headmaster's House, Topsham Middle School |
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Summary
Former headmaster's house latterly used as offices and an annex to the school. Now converted to residential accommodation.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 965 882 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX98NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Exeter |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TOPSHAM |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Built, XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
House marked to the south-west of the main school building. A pump ('P') is marked in the garden on the south-west side of the house.
Ordnance Survey, 2014, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV355681.
Modern mapping shows the house divided into two properties.
Whelan, J. + Hawkes, J., Dec 2005, Archaeological Monitoring during Redevelopment of the former Topsham Middle School, Parkfield Road, Topsham, Devon (Report - Watching Brief). SDV355794.
The headmaster's house is a two storey detached building. Constructed of brick with stone quoins and door casings under a slate roof. The materials and ornamentation match the main school building. The house comprises an adjoining north and south wing with a central porch in the east elevation. A cross wing to to the rear (west) runs the width of the building with attached buildings forming a courtyard. The latter were removed during the conversion works. There was a second entrance on the north side. Due to the dangerous condition of the structure only limited observations could be made of the interior which had been extensively vandalised. The house had more recently been used as school offices and as an annex to the school. However, some original or early fireplaces still survived.
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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| SDV355681 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2014. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #65193 ] |
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| SDV355794 | Report - Watching Brief: Whelan, J. + Hawkes, J.. Dec 2005. Archaeological Monitoring during Redevelopment of the former Topsham Middle School, Parkfield Road, Topsham, Devon. AC Archaeology Report. 0605/2/0. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV105759 | Related to: Topsham Middle School (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV6369 - Archaeological Monitoring during Redevelopment of the former Topsham Middle School
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 16 2014 8:48AM |
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