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HER Number:MDV60668
Name:Basclose, 56 Fore Street, Otterton

Summary

A house with a probable 16th century origin with later improvements.

Location

Grid Reference:SY 081 852
Map Sheet:SY08NE
Admin AreaDevon
Civil ParishOtterton
DistrictEast Devon
Ecclesiastical ParishOTTERTON

Protected Status

Other References/Statuses

  • Old DCC SMR Ref: SY08NE/183
  • Old Listed Building Ref (II*)

Monument Type(s) and Dates

  • HOUSE (Early Medieval to Post Medieval - 1066 AD to 1750 AD)

Full description

NMR, CITING DOE, Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV128343.

Basclose, 56 fore street, grade ii*. A house of 3-room and through- passage plan, facing s onto fore st. With the service end to the left (w). A single-room block projects from the service room to the rear. It is probably 16c with major late 16c and 17c improvements, one of which is dated by a stone plaque on the lateral chimney stack reading" ic 1627". This probably involved provision of a first floor to the hall, to judge by the double chimney shaft. The fabric is plastered cob on stone rubble footings with stone rubble chimney stacks (2 gable ends, one front lateral). The front lateral stack has fine beerstone quoins and is virtually complete save for a small brick cap. The first floor windows are probably 17c oak frames. The most attractive house on fore street.(for full see description see list) (nmr, citing doe).

NMR, CITING OS, Untitled Source (Report - Survey). SDV128344.

Vis=26/9/1989 (os) name confirmed (nmr, citing os).

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV128345.

Nmr=sy08ne41.

Untitled Source (Migrated Record). SDV128346.

Doe/hhr:otterton/().

Exeter Archaeology, 2003-2004, East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey, Site No. 2029 (Archive - Survey). SDV351568.

Basclose, 56 Fore Street. Probable 16th century origin with later improvements. Listed.
SMR.

Alcock, N., 2015, The Development of the Vernacular House in South-West England, 1500-1700, 16; Fig 1.9 (Article in Monograph). SDV365373.

The side-chimney position, as at Basclose, became very popular in the 16th- and 17th centures, when earlier halls were remodelled to provide fireplaces and upper floors.

Ordnance Survey, 2016, MasterMap (Cartographic). SDV359352.

Sources / Further Reading

SDV128343Migrated Record: NMR, CITING DOE.
SDV128344Report - Survey: NMR, CITING OS.
SDV128345Migrated Record:
SDV128346Migrated Record:
SDV351568Archive - Survey: Exeter Archaeology. 2003-2004. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Archaeological Survey. Digital + Mixed Archive Material. Site No. 2029.
SDV359352Cartographic: Ordnance Survey. 2016. MasterMap. Ordnance Survey Digital Mapping. Digital. [Mapped feature: #96651 ]
SDV365373Article in Monograph: Alcock, N.. 2015. The Development of the Vernacular House in South-West England, 1500-1700. West Country Households 1500-1700. Hardback Volume. 16; Fig 1.9.

Associated Monuments: none recorded

Associated Finds: none recorded

Associated Events: none recorded


Date Last Edited:Mar 22 2023 9:52AM