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HER Number: | MDV33550 |
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Name: | Gateposts at Oxenham Manor |
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Summary
Granite gateposts approximately 25 metres north-west of Oxenham Manor. Dated 1714. Looking from the forecourt they define a pedestrian walkway to left and a carriageway to right. All the gate posts are monolithic posts, square in section, with soffit- moulded caps and ball finials. All the posts are inscribed on the forecourt side; the left one with the initials of William Oxenham, the centre one with his arms and the right one with the date 1714.
Location
Grid Reference: | SX 664 942 |
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Map Sheet: | SX69SE |
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Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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Civil Parish | South Tawton |
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District | West Devon |
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Ecclesiastical Parish | SOUTH TAWTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX69SE/4/1
- Old Listed Building Ref (II)
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- GATE PIER (Constructed, XVIII - 1714 AD to 1714 AD (Between))
Full description
Department of Environment, 1988, South Tawton, 119 (List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest). SDV336452.
Forecourt gateposts approximately 25 metres north-west of Oxenham Manor. Gate posts. Dated 1714. Tall granite ashlar gateposts. There are three. Looking from the forecourt they define a pedestrian walkway to left and a carriageway to right. All the gate posts are monolithic posts, square in section, with soffit-moulded caps and ball finials. All the posts are inscribed on the forecourt side; the left one with the initials of William Oxenham, the centre one with his arms and the right one with the date 1714. All have curved bracket-like decorative incisions below.
Historic England, 2017, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV359963.
SX 69 SE SOUTH TAWTON - 4/164 Forcourt gateposts approximately metres north-west of Oxenham 22.2.67 Manor II GV
Gate posts. Dated 1714. Tall granite ashlar gateposts. There are three. Looking from the forecourt they define a pedestrian walkway to left and a carriageway to right. All the gate posts are monolithic posts, square in section, with soffit- moulded caps and ball finials. All the posts are inscribed on the forcourt side; the left one with the initials of William Oxenham, the centre one with his arms and the right one with the date 1714. All have curved bracket-like decorative incisions below.
Listing NGR: SX6646494261.
Sources / Further Reading
SDV336452 | List of Blds of Arch or Historic Interest: Department of Environment. 1988. South Tawton. Historic Houses Register. A4 Comb Bound. 119. |
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SDV359963 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2017. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. [Mapped feature: #88003 ] |
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Associated Monuments
MDV78013 | Part of: Oxenham farmstead, South Tawton (Monument) |
MDV6942 | Related to: Oxenham Manor House (Building) |
MDV33549 | Related to: Stables and coach houses at Oxenham Manor (Building) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events: none recorded
Date Last Edited: | Dec 11 2017 9:10AM |
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