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Summary

Wonham house.

Location

Protected Status: none recorded

Other References/Statuses

• Old DCC SMR Ref: SS92SW/59

Monument Type(s) and Dates

• MANSION HOUSE (XVIII to XXI - 1751 AD to 2009 AD (Between))
• PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL (World War II to XX - 1939 AD to 1946 AD (Between))

Full description

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV47097.

Cherry, b. + pevsner, n. /the buildings of england: devon/(1989)148.

Cherry, B. + Pevsner, N., 1989, The Buildings of England: Devon (Monograph). SDV325629.

Wonham house. A fragment of a large late 19c mansion. W wing and half-timbered top floor demolished c.1960. E wing dated 1889. The n side still quite attractive, with canted proch with 2 tudor arches with delicate renaissance motifs, boldly mullioned window and trim hipped-roof pavilion at the end of the service sing. Se room with elaborate plaster ceiling (cherry + pevsner).

Bampton Town Council, 2014, Bampton in Devon (Website). SDV356201.

Wonham House was obtained in 1939 for the duration of the war as a mental hospital, which had evacuated itself from The Flower House, Beckenham Hill Road, London.

Sources / Further Reading

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded

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