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Summary

Formerly known as Woodville, Woodcot was built in 1797. A prominent feature of the house is its continuous ground floor verandah.

Location

Protected Status

• Listed Building (II*) 1212788: WOODCOT

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SX73NW/40
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*): 397227
• Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division: SX73NW18

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• HOUSE (Built, XVIII - 1797 AD to 1797 AD)

Full description

Department of Environment, 1974, Salcombe, 7 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV155971.

Woodcot. Formerly known as Woodville. Built 1797. J A Fronde died here. 3 storey 3 windows, sash windows with glazing bars, stucco front with 2 windows at 2nd floor in wide gable. End Walls have semi-circular bowed projections. Continuous ground floor verandah returned round ends. Fine terraced gardens.
Date first listed: 3rd May 1949

Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division, 1978, SX73NW18 (Ordnance Survey Archaeology Division Card). SDV167439.

Woodcot was built in 1797. Formerly known as Woodville. A three storey building with a stucco front. The end walls have semi-circular bowed projections (citing DoE 1974).

Griffith, F. M., 1995, DAP/YO, 5-6 (Aerial Photograph). SDV156001.

Exeter Archaeology, 2008, Archaeological Assessment of Parts of the Woodwell Estate, Salcombe (Report - Assessment). SDV361137.

The origins of the Woodville estate date to 1797 when James Yates purchased a property on the west side of Cliff Road. The house is shown on the 1803-4 Ordnance Survey drawing, accessed by two entrances from what is now Cliff Road. An engraving in a book by Abraham Hawkins, published in 1819, shows the house with its prominent veranda, which it is suggested was modelled on The Moult,

Langley, H., 2009, The Coombe Royal Citrus Wall and the Outdoor Cultivation of Oranges in Devon, 10 (Article in Serial). SDV347276.

Just over 200 years ago oranges, lemons, limes and citrons were grown at Woodville, now Woodcot, against a 3.65 metre high south-facing wall.

Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England, 1212788 (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.

Woodcot. Formerly known as Woodville. Built 1797 J A Fronde died here. 3 storey 3 windows, sash windows with glazing bars, stucco front with 2 windows at 2nd floor in wide gable. End Walls have semi-circular bowed projections. Continuous ground floor verandah returned round ends. Fine terraced gardens.
Date first listed: 3rd May 1949

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

Marked as Woodcot.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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