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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 The original doorway has been replaced by a window.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.
Jenkinson, T., 2012, West Bridge Toll-house in Tavistock (Article in Serial). SDV366999.
There are plans to redevelop the are and demolish the toll house, which dates from c.1822. It is not listed. The roofing tiles have been removed and it is feared that this will result in internal damage that will lead to it being classed an uninhabitable and therefore necessitate its demolition. The toll house is at present still standing. It is within the Conservation Area which continues to form the main focus of the argument for its preservation.
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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| SDV366999 | Article in Serial: Jenkinson, T.. 2012. West Bridge Toll-house in Tavistock. Devon Milestones Newsletter. 24. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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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 23 2026 3:10PM |
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