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Summary

Rockbeare manor is a three storey 18th century house. It has a hipped slate roof with a shallow parapet and a projecting ledge below. There are large bows from ground to eaves at each end of the west front with two curved sash windows.(doe).

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SY09NW/32
• Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANOR HOUSE (XI to XXI - 1001 AD to 2009 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109837.

Doe/hhr:st. Thomas rd/(-/9/1949)102.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109838.

Osa=sy09nw5.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109839.

Cherry, b. + persner, n. /the buildings of england: devon/(1989)702.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV109840.

Des=gover, j. E. B. + mawer, a. + stenton, f. M. /the place-names of devon/(1931)594.

Department of Environment, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV329904.

Rockbeare manor is a three storey 18th century house. It has a hipped slate roof with a shallow parapet and a projecting ledge below. There are large bows from ground to eaves at each end of the west front with two curved sash windows.(doe).

Gover, J. E. B. + Mawer, A. + Stenton, F. M., 1931, The Place-Names of Devon: Part One (Monograph). SDV1312.

’rockbeare’ was mentioned as ‘rochebera’ and ‘rocebera’ in 1086, ‘rochebere’ and ‘rokeber’ in 1196, and ‘rokkebeare’ in 1452 (gover et al).

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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