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Summary

Wolford Lodge was originally a large late 18th century mansion. It was rebuilt on a smaller scale in the 1920s. Much of the material from the old house was reused.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses: none recorded

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANSION HOUSE (Built, XVIII to Early 20th Century - 1751 AD (Between) to 1928 AD (Between))
• COUNTRY HOUSE (Built, Early 20th Century - 1923 AD (Between) to 1928 AD (Between))

Full description

Ordnance Survey, 1904 - 1906, Second Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map (Cartographic). SDV325644.

Wolford Lodge is shown as a large square building with a row of outbuildings extending westwards from the north-west corner. To the south are laid out grounds while to the north is a chapel.

Phillips, R., 1928, The lesser country houses of to-day. Wolford Lodge, near Honiton, Devon. A rebuilding by Mr. Basil Oliver, 109-110 (Article in Serial). SDV366363.

Wolford Lodge was originally built c.1780 and was once the home of General Simcoe. By the 1920s the house was in a bad state of repair and after consideration it was decided to demolish it and build a new house on a smaller scale. The new house has a 65 foot long frontage; it was designed to have a long a frontage as possible and is 30 feet deep. It has a large drawing room, study, dining room, kitchen and service rooms on the ground floor, and six bedrooms and bathroom on the first floor. Materials from the old house were reused including the Welsh slates on the front of the roof, the doors, many of which are mahogany, and pieces of medieval stained glass, the latter possibly from the original chapel that stood behind the house. Left over stone and brick was reused in the walling around the forecourt, the terraces, steps and piers, including a stone niche from the former entrance hall which is now set in the forecourt wall opposite the main entrance.

Ordnance Survey, 2025, Mastermap 2025 (Cartographic). SDV366286.

The present Wolford Lodge is a much smaller building than that shown on the 1904-1906 Ordnance Survey map. The row of outbuildings is still extant.

Sources / Further Reading

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