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Summary

The farm at Batson Hall is laid out around a small courtyard and includes the remains of a cider house and a medieval bake house together with a number of ruined structures and linking walls. They are associated with a former manor house, the shell of which now forms the walls of the garden of Batson Hall Cottage. The cottage appears to be 17th century.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II) 1212726: ANCILLARY BAKE HOUSE AND FORMER PRISON TO NORTH OF BATSON HALL FARMHOUSE BATSON HALL FARMHOUSE CYDER POUND TO NORTH EAST OF BATSON HALL FARMHOUSE

Other References/Statuses

• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX73NW2

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• FARMSTEAD (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD (Between) to 1750 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.

A group of buildings marked as Batson Hall Remains of a Manor House.

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1980, SX73NW2 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV157306.

Batston was Badestana in 1086. The present house is probably 17th century with some earlier remains. Adjacent are a bakehouse next to which is a former lock up, and a roofless cider house (citing Gover et al 1931 and DoE 1974).

Morris, B., 2010, The Cider Barn, Batson Hall Cottage, Salcombe, Devon: Results of a Desk-Based Assessment with Historic Building Recording (Report - non-specific). SDV347628.

The cider barn is in ruinous condition, having lost its roof and almost all internal wooden fixtures except the cider press. The recording work determined that the structure was probably built before the 19th century as an open-fronted linhay, but was subsequently modified during the second half of the 19th century when a cast-iron horse
engine and cider press were installed. This phase of use was probably initiated by the tenant James Lakeman, who is listed in a trade directory of 1870 as a ‘farmer and cider dealer’. The cider barn was already ruinous by the time of the 1974 (DoE listing).

Wapshott, E. + Boyd, N., 2020, Batson Hall Farm, Salcombe. Updated historic building assessment (Report - Survey). SDV363448.

The buildings at Batson Hall Farm comprise three distinct buildings together with a number of ruined structures and linking walls. They are listed as a group under one entry, at Grade II status. The listing text records that they are 17th century or earlier. The buildings lie on the site of a former manor house and have a group value.

Wapshott, E., 2024, Batson Hall Farm, Batson, Salcombe Devon. Heritage Assessment - Bakehouse Ruins (Report - Assessment). SDV365951.

The farm at Batson Hall is laid out around a small courtyard and includes the remains of a detached kitchen and smoking chamber. The shell of medieval mansion now forms the walls of the garden of Batson Hall Cottage; a fireplace in the north wall of the garden has been dated to the 14th century. The cottage itself appears to be 17th century.
The buildings at Batson Hall Farm are listed as a group, with three distinct buildings and a number of ruined structures and linking walls all noted under one entry, at Grade II status. The buildings lie on the site of a former manor/mansion house and have a group value.

Ordnance Survey, 2024, Mastermap 2024 (Cartographic). SDV365834.

Group of buildings including Batson Hall Cottage marked as Batson Hall Farm.

Historic England, 2024, National Heritage List for England, 1212726 (National Heritage List for England). SDV365835.

Batson Hall Farmhouse. Ancillary bake-house and former prison to north of Batson Hall Farmhouse. Cyder pound to north-east of Batson Hall Farmhouse.
Probably C17 and earlier remains, 2 storey, stone, modern roof and casements without special features apparent. Occupied. Remains of bake-house, with domed oven and small side cavity at low level. Remains of disused cyder- pound, formerly horse-driven, machinery includes wood-cogged wheel, roofless. On site of Manor House. Next to the bake-house is a former lock-up or prison with rectangular wood barred casement opening, roof destroyed.
Date first listed: 27th February 1974

Sources / Further Reading

SDV157306	Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. 1980. SX73NW2. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index + Digital.
SDV336179	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital).
SDV347628	Report - non-specific: Morris, B.. 2010. The Cider Barn, Batson Hall Cottage, Salcombe, Devon: Results of a Desk-Based Assessment with Historic Building Recording. Southwest Archaeology. 101201. A4 Stapled + Digital.
SDV363448	Report - Survey: Wapshott, E. + Boyd, N.. 2020. Batson Hall Farm, Salcombe. Updated historic building assessment. South West Archaeology. 200224. Digital.
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SDV365834	Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2024. Mastermap 2024. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #142472 ]
SDV365835	National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2024. National Heritage List for England. Website. 1212726.
SDV365951	Report - Assessment: Wapshott, E.. 2024. Batson Hall Farm, Batson, Salcombe Devon. Heritage Assessment - Bakehouse Ruins. South West Archaeology. 230814. Digital.

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events

• EDV5194 - Historic Building Recording at The Cider Barn, Batson Hall Cottage, Salcombe
• EDV8288 - Historic Building Assessment and Heritage Impact Assessment at Batson Hall Farm, Batson, Salcombe (Ref: 190620)

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