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| HER Number: | MDV14092 |
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| Name: | Hunts House, Station Road, Tiverton |
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Summary
Tollhouse in Station Road, shown on 19th and early 20th century maps, demolished in 1970s.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 959 124 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS91SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Tiverton |
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| District | Mid Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | TIVERTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS91SE/66
- Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SS91SE33
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- TOLL HOUSE (Mid, XVIII - 1701 AD to 1800 AD)
Full description
Ordnance Survey, 1855-1895, First Edition 1:500 Town Map (Cartographic). SDV338879.
Kanefsky, J., 1976, Devon Tollhouses, 27 (Monograph). SDV7980.
Large, brick built, with bay windows, called 'Hunts House', next to Old Blundells Garage, on the south side of the old Cullompton and Silverton Road.
Edginton, C., 1976, Tiverton's Industrial Archaeology (Monograph). SDV46908.
Tollhouse in Station Road. It has an ornamental facia woodwork similar to the other two Tiverton tollhouses, on Bollham Road and Long Drag Hill.
Kanefsky, J., 1978 - 1981, Devon Tollhouses: An Addendum, 61-62 (Article in Serial). SDV339902.
Now demolished.
Kanefsky, J., 1984, Devon Toll Houses, 27, postscript (Pamphlet). SDV349663.
Hunts House, now demolished.
Lowe, M. C., 1990, The Turnpike Trusts in Devon and their roads: 1753-1889, 53 (Article in Serial). SDV25125.
Built circa 1758.
Wessex Archaeology, 2003, Blundells Road, Tiverton, Devon: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment, 7, 17 (Report - Assessment). SDV345760.
Other details: Figure 2, site WA 20.
Hunter, J., 2005, Old Blundell's Garage, Tiverton, 8; Figure 3 (Report - Assessment). SDV339400.
The Tithe Map of 1842 and Ordnance Survey First Edition of circa 1890 show the site occupied by buildings along the Station Road frontage.
Rosevear, A., 2008, Devon Tollhouses (Un-published). SDV351734.
Hunts House is now thought not to have been a toll house.
Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, Unknown, SS91SE33 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV349426.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV25125 | Article in Serial: Lowe, M. C.. 1990. The Turnpike Trusts in Devon and their roads: 1753-1889. Transactions of the Devonshire Association. 122. A5 Paperback. 53. |
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| SDV338879 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1855-1895. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. First Edition 1:500 Town Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV339400 | Report - Assessment: Hunter, J.. 2005. Old Blundell's Garage, Tiverton. CgMs Consulting Report. A4 Stapled + Digital. 8; Figure 3. |
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| SDV339902 | Article in Serial: Kanefsky, J.. 1978 - 1981. Devon Tollhouses: An Addendum. Devon and Cornwall Notes and Queries. 34. Unknown. 61-62. |
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| SDV345760 | Report - Assessment: Wessex Archaeology. 2003. Blundells Road, Tiverton, Devon: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment. Wessex Archaeology Report. 54068.01. A4 Stapled + Digital. 7, 17. |
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| SDV349426 | Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card: Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division. Unknown. SS91SE33. Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card. Card Index. |
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| SDV349663 | Pamphlet: Kanefsky, J.. 1984. Devon Toll Houses. Exeter Industrial Archaeology Group. A5 Paperback. 27, postscript. |
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| SDV351734 | Un-published: Rosevear, A.. 2008. Devon Tollhouses. A4 Stapled + Digital. |
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| SDV46908 | Monograph: Edginton, C.. 1976. Tiverton's Industrial Archaeology. Tiverton's Industrial Archaeology. Unknown. |
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| SDV7980 | Monograph: Kanefsky, J.. 1976. Devon Tollhouses. Devon Tollhouses. A5 Paperback. 27. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV4290 - Old Blundell's Garage
| Date Last Edited: | Aug 28 2025 10:57AM |
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