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| HER Number: | MDV23368 |
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| Name: | King's Close, Landkey Road, Barnstaple |
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Summary
Site of King's Close, a large 19th century house that was subsequently used as a school. The site is now waste ground. Part of the boundary wall remains.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SS 571 316 |
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| Map Sheet: | SS53SE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Barnstaple |
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| District | North Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BARNSTAPLE |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | BISHOPS TAWTON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SS53SE/279
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- HOUSE (Early Medieval to XXI - 1066 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
Full description
Griffiths, D. M., 02/07/1984, King's Close (Personal Comment). SDV350940.
Site visit 2nd July 1984. Building now a school, with additions. There is a documentary reference to King's Close in 1752 although it is not clear if there was a house here at that time.
Unknown, 1752, L1258M/Surveys etc/Bishops Tawton/10 (Record Office Collection). SDV74394.
Ordnance Survey, 1880-1899, First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map (Cartographic). SDV336179.
King's Close depicted as a large house on the west side of Landkey Road. It has a large rectangular garden with a group of outbuildings and glasshouses in its south-west corner.
Department of Environment, 1951, Barnstaple MB, 2 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV350939.
King's Close. Good early 19th century entrance gate. Rusticated arch, quoins, cornice. House of similar date behind not of special interest.
Bluesky, 2006 - 2007, Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007 (Aerial Photograph). SDV341189.
The house has now been demolished and the site is waste ground. Part of the former boundary wall remains.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV336179 | Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 1880-1899. First Edition Ordnance 25 inch map. First Edition Ordnance Survey 25 inch Map. Map (Digital). |
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| SDV341189 | Aerial Photograph: Bluesky. 2006 - 2007. Bluesky aerial photographs 2006 - 2007. Bluesky. Photograph (Digital). |
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| SDV350939 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1951. Barnstaple MB. Historic Houses Register. Unknown. 2. |
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| SDV350940 | Personal Comment: Griffiths, D. M.. 02/07/1984. King's Close. Not Applicable. |
| SDV74394 | Record Office Collection: Unknown. 1752. L1258M/Surveys etc/Bishops Tawton/10. L1258M. Unknown. |
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Associated Monuments: none recorded
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
| Date Last Edited: | Feb 14 2013 3:51PM |
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