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HER Number: | MDV12640 |
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Name: | Toll House at West Bridge, Tavistock |
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Summary
Former 19th century toll house at the junction of Plymouth Road and Pixon Road, opposite West Bridge.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 477 737 |
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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
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX47SE/72
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX47SE27
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (XVIII to XIX - 1701 AD to 1900 AD)
Full description
Sheldon, L., 1933, Devon Toll-Houses, 301-2, 306, Fig. 12 (Article in Serial). SDV341560.
A slate hung toll house at Tavistock on the Yelverton road. Shown as turnpike on Ordnance Survey 1 inch map of 1809 .
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 29 (Monograph). SDV7980.
Toll house at the southeast corner of West Bridge. A typical tollhouse but with the porch on the south angle.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX47SE27 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV350205.
Slate hung toll house. A typical tollhouse but with the porch on the south angle (citing Sheldon 1933 and Kanefsky 1976).
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 29 (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
On the south-east corner of the West Bridge at Tavistock in the fork of the A386 Plymouth road and a minor road parallel to the river. A typical tollhouse but with the porch on the south angle.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses, DV.TAV01 (Un-published). SDV351734.
Former toll house at West Bridge. Thought to have been built in 1830 for the Tavistock Turnpike Trust. It takes the form of a two storey lodge house with an angular front under a slate roof. It was originally slate hung. The original doorway has been replaced by a window.
Google, 2012, Google Streetview (Website). SDV348799.
Building no longer slate-hung, rendered.
Ordnance Survey, 2012, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV348725.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV341560 | Article in Serial: Sheldon, L.. 1933. Devon Toll-Houses. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 65. A5 Hardback. 301-2, 306, Fig. 12. |
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SDV348725 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2012. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey. Map (Digital). [Mapped feature: #80587 ] |
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SDV348799 | Website: Google. 2012. Google Streetview. http://maps.google.co.uk. Website. |
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SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 29. |
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SDV350205 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX47SE27. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital. |
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SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. DV.TAV01. |
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SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 29. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Jul 29 2024 3:51PM |
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